Date: August 5, 1964
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson launches his Great Society program. Date: May 22, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Vietnam War Operation Pierce Arrow North Vietnam Bombing August 5, 1964Zanzibar Revolution Begins: Rebels Proclaim…
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 → 📅…
South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh. Date: September 13, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964March of the Family with God…
Lloyd J. Old discovers the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response. Date: December 5, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 5 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On…
Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Khánh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam. Date: July 19, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964IBM Announces System/360 April…
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 1964Vietnam War: U.S. Approves Two-Stage North Vietnam…