Date: August 19, 1964
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…
Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 crashes after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, killing three. Date: December 24, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 24 π Events on this day in 1964 π On This Day (Today) More events from 196424th Amendment Ratified, Banning Poll Taxes in U.S. Elections, January…
World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance. Date: June 11, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 11 π Events on this day in 1964…
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 β π Other events on January 13 π Events on this day…
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia. Date: January 1, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1964 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1964US Senate Breaks Civil Rights…
The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified. Date: January 23, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 23 π Events on this day in 1964 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Transit-5bn Satellite Fails, Plutonium Dispersed in…