PLO Founded, Yasser Arafat Elected Leader – May 28, 1964
Date: May 28, 1964
Date: May 28, 1964
Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias. Date: May 20, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 20 π Events on this day in 1964 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Nelson Mandela Sentenced to Life for Sabotage in South Africa, June…
The Beatles land in the United States for the first time, at the newly renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport. Date: February 7, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 7 π Events on this day in 1964 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Kitty Genovese Murder Sparks Bystander…
Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USNS Card while it is docked at Saigon. Two Viet Cong combat swimmers had placed explosives on the ship's hull. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later. Date: May 2, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May…
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate. Date: June 19, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 19 π Events on this day in 1964 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Opens as Worldβs Longest Span…
First ascent of Shishapangma, the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders. Date: May 2, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 2 π Events on this day in 1964 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Che Guevara Speaks at UN General Assembly, New…
Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic. Date: January 12, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day in 1964 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Martyrs’ Day Panama Canal Zone Clash, January 9, 1964Lyndon B….