Date: October 27, 1964
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 1964The Beatles Top Billboard Hot 100 with…
Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka. 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 1964British Defence Council Replaces Admiralty, War Office, Air Ministry April 1, 1964NASA Launches…
The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) takes place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, United States. Date: December 22, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Lyndon B. Johnson Declares War…
In Manchester, New Hampshire, fourteen-year-old Pamela Mason is murdered. Edward Coolidge is tried and convicted of the crime, but the conviction is set aside by the landmark Fourth Amendment case Coolidge v. New Hampshire (1971). Date: January 13, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day…
The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a record-setting audience of 73 million viewers across the United States. Date: February 9, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964HMAS…
Villarrica Volcano begins a strombolian eruption causing lahars that destroy half of the town of Coñaripe. Date: March 1, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Tanganyika and Zanzibar Unite to Form Tanzania, April 26,…