Date: February 17, 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 → 📅…
Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars. Date: November 28, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Philadelphia Race Riot Begins – August 28, 1964First Ascent of Shishapangma, Fourteenth Highest Mountain, May…
Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Date: December 11, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Wesberry v. Sanders: Supreme Court Mandates Equal Congressional Districts, February 17, 1964Vietnam…
Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Date: June 28, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco Elected President April 11, 1964Martin Luther King Jr. Wins Nobel…
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…
President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States. Date: January 8, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964500,000 Brazilians Protest Goulart and Communism in March for Liberty March 19,…