Lyndon B. Johnson Launches Great Society Program, May 22, 1964

The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. Date: October 1, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Pacific Airlines Flight 773 Hijacked, Crashes in California, 44 Killed…

The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins. Date: September 25, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Constantine II Becomes Last King of Greece, March 6, 1964Walter Seifert Cologne School Attack Kills Children and…

Martyrs' Day: Several Panamanian youths try to raise the Panamanian flag in the U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Zone, leading to fighting between U.S. military and Panamanian civilians. Date: January 9, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa. Date: June 12, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964China Detonates First Nuclear Weapon, October 16,…

A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95 kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed. Date: April 21, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day…