Martin Luther King Jr. Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Nonviolent Racial Equality, October 14, 1964

The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's fastest bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California. Date: September 21, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Free Speech Movement Launches at UC Berkeley – October…

IBM announces the System/360. Date: April 7, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: USS Maddox and Turner Joy Misreport Attack, August 4, 1964Typhoon Wilda Hits Japan, Causes Fatalities 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…

Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom. Date: July 6, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964China Detonates First Nuclear Weapon, October 16, 1964Jack Ruby Convicted for Killing Lee Harvey Oswald, March 14,…

South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh enters into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, who had both been involved in plots to unseat Khánh. Date: August 27, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅…