The Beatles First U.S. Number One Hit with “I Want to Hold Your Hand” – February 1, 1964

Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts. Date: January 11, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected president by the National Congress. Date: April 11, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964ESRO Established as European Space Agency Precursor, March 20, 1964Che Guevara…

Paradise Airlines Flight 901A crashes near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, killing 85. 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 1964Civil Rights Workers Found Dead in Mississippi, August 4, 1964Nguyễn Khánh Convicts Rival Generals…

Constantine II becomes the last King of Greece. Date: March 6, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964South Vietnamese Generals Phát and Đức Fail Coup Against Nguyễn Khánh, September 13, 1964Tanganyika and Zanzibar Unite…

Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the Spirit of Columbus, which took 29+1⁄2 days, took off and landed at the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio. Date: April 17, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day…

Paradise Airlines Flight 901A crashes near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, killing 85. 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 1964Gabon Coup Topples Léon M’ba, Aubame Installed February 17, 1964Mozambican War of Independence Begins…