January 1 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolved January 1 KNMT TV channel 12 in Walker, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting January 1 KTVS TV channel 3 in Sterling, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting January 2 Ayub Khan elected president of Pakistan January 2 Failed assassination attempt on president Nkrumah of Ghana January 3 Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You" January 5 Pope Paul VI visits Jordan and Israel January 5 San Diego Chargers win AFL-championship January 6 Charlie Finlay announces he wants to move Kansas City A's to Louisville January 6 Rolling Stones' 1st tour as headline act (with Ronettes) January 7 Bahamas becomes self-governing January 7 Dick Weber rolls highest bowling game in air (Boeing 707) January 8 European Parliament accept Mansholt Plan January 8 President Lyndon B Johnson declares "War on Poverty" January 9 Anti-U.S. rioting broke out in Panama Canal Zone January 10 Battles between moslems and hindus in Calcutta January 10 Panama severs diplomatic relations with U.S. January 10 U.S. version of "That Was The Week That Was," premieres January 11 1st government report warning smoking may be hazardous to one's health January 11 Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is #80 in U.S. (Cashbox) January 11 Panama ends diplomatic relations with U.S. January 11 "She Loves Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 302 performances January 11 U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous January 12 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-17 January 12 Revolution overthrows Sultan of Zanzibar, 1 month after independence January 13 Karol Wojtyla becomes archbishop of Krakow January 14 14th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 111-107 at Boston January 14 Bapu Nadkarni 32-27-5-0 vs. England, 21 maiden overs in a row January 14 Jacqueline Kennedy's 1st public appearance (TV) since assassination January 15 Baseball agrees to hold a free-agent draft in New York City January 15 Teamsters negotiate 1st national labor contract January 16 AL owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley moving Kansas City A's to Louisville January 16 "Hello, Dolly!" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 2,844 performances January 18 Beatles 1st appear on Billboard Chart (I Want to Hold Your Hand-#35) January 18 Plans for World Trade Center announced (New York City) January 19 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 27-24 January 19 KFME TV channel 13 in Fargo, ND (PBS) begins broadcasting January 20 "Meet The Beatles" album released in US January 21 Carl T. Rowan named director of U.S. Information Agency January 22 Kenneth Kaunda becomes premier of North-Rhodesia (Zambia) January 22 World's largest cheese (15,723 kg) manufactured, Wisconsin January 23 24th Amendment ratified, barring poll tax in federal elections January 23 Arthur Miller's "After the Fall," premieres in New York City January 24 24th Amendment to U.S. Constitution goes into effect and states voting rights could not be denied due to failure to pay taxes January 24 CBS purchases 1964 and 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million January 24 Martin Kresses final comic strip of Eric the Viking January 25 Beatles 1st U.S. #1, "I Want to Hold your Hand" (Cashbox) January 25 Echo 2, U.S. communications satellite launched January 27 Barlow and Graeme Pollock complete 341 stand at Adelaide Oval January 27 "Introducing the Beatles" album released in US January 27 Margaret Chase Smith, Senator-R-Maine, tries for Republican President bid January 29 9th Winter Olympic games open in Innsbruck, Austria January 29 Beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand" and "Sie Leibt Dich" January 29 Most lopsided high-school basketball score 211-29 (Louisiana) January 29 NBC purchases AFL 5 year (1965-69) TV rights for $36 million January 29 Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove," premieres January 29 Unmanned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit January 30 Military coup of General Nguyen Khanh in South Vietnam January 30 Ranger 6 launched; makes perfect flight to Moon, but cameras fail January 31 U.S. report "Smoking and Health" connects smoking to lung cancer February 1 Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," 1st #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks February 1 Indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity February 1 "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert New York City after 556 perf February 1 Suriname River dammed February 2 GI Joe, debuts as a popular American boy's toy February 2 Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, and Miller Huggins are selected to Hall of Fame February 2 Sjoukje Dijkstra (Netherlands) wins Olympic gold for figure skating February 3 Black and Puerto Rican students boycott New York City public schools February 3 "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold February 4 Amendment 24 outlaws poll tax February 4 FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City February 6 France and Great Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel February 6 "Rugantino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 28 performances February 6 WCIU TV channel 26 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting February 7 Baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream February 7 Beatles land at New York's JFK airport, for 1st U.S. tour February 7 Roger Sessions' 5th Symphony, premieres February 8 Peter Shaffer's "Royal Hunt of the Sun," premieres in London February 8 Rep Martha Griffiths address gets civil rights protection for women being added to the 1964 Civil Rights Act February 9 1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers) February 9 9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria February 9 GI Joe character created February 9 Hanumant Singh scores 105 India vs. England on debut at Delhi February 9 New York City news anchor Jim Jenson's 1st appearance on WCBS-TV February 10 Australian destroyer "Voyager" sinks in collision, killing 82 February 10 Destroyer Voyager sinks off Australia after colliding with aircraft carrier Melbourne February 10 WBGU TV channel 27 in Bowling Green, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting February 11 Beatles 1st live appearance in U.S.; Washington D.C. Coliseum February 11 Greek and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus February 11 Taiwan drops diplomatic relations with France February 12 Beatles 1st New York City concert at Carnegie Hall February 12 End of Richie Benaud's 63-Test Cricket career February 12 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming February 12 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen February 15 Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks February 15 Bill Bradley scores 51 points for Princeton February 16 Beatles' 2nd appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show" February 16 "Foxy" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 72 performances February 17 101st member elected to baseball's hall of fame (Luke Appling) February 17 U.S. House of Representatives accept Law on the civil rights February 17 U.S. Supreme Court rules - 1 man 1 vote (Westberry vs. Sanders) February 17 WMEM TV channel 10 in Presque Isle, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting February 18 Muriel Resnik's "Any Wednesday," premieres in New York City February 18 Papandreou Government takes power in Greece February 21 U.K. flies 24,000 rolls of Beatle wallpaper to U.S. February 22 Beatles arrive back in England after their 1st U.S. visit February 23 Charlie Finley signs a 4 year lease to keep A's in Kansas City February 25 Austrian chancellor Alfons Gorbach resigns February 25 Cassius Clay TKOs Sonny Liston in 7 for heavyweight boxing title February 27 "What Makes Sammy Run?" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 540 performances February 29 Frank Rugani sets badminton shuttlecock distance record, 24.3 m February 29 Lyndon Baines Johnson reveals U.S. secretly developed the A-11 jet fighter February 29 North Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime February 29 "Rugantino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 28 performances March 2 Beatles begin filming "Hard Days Night," Harrison meets Patti Boyd March 4 Jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering March 5 Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., announces a baseball team is moving there March 5 Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest March 6 Constantine succeeds Paul I as king of Greece March 6 Elijah Muhammad renames Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali March 6 Liz Taylor's 4th divorce (Eddie Fisher) March 6 Tom O'Hara runs world record mile (3:56.4) March 8 Malcolm X leaves Black Muslim Movement March 9 1st Ford Mustang produced March 9 Creighton's Paul Silas grabs Midwest record 27 rebounds against Okla March 9 Supreme Court issues New York Times vs. Sullivan decision, public officials must prove malice to claim libel and recover damages March 10 U.S. reconnaissance plane shot down over East Germany March 12 6th Grammy Awards: Days of Wine and Roses, Striesand wins 2 March 12 Jimmy Hoffa sentenced to 8 years March 12 Malcolm X resigns from Nation of Islam March 12 SN Behrmann's "But for Whom Charlie," premieres in New York City March 12 WKAB TV channel 32 in Montgomery, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting March 13 Turkey threatens Cyprus with armed attack March 14 Dallas jury sentences Jack Ruby to death in Lee Harvey Oswald murder March 14 "Girl Who Came to Supper" closes at Broadway New York City after 112 performances March 15 Liz Taylor's 5th marriage (Richard Burton) March 15 Lyndon Baines Johnson asks for a War on Poverty March 15 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. March 16 KCOY TV channel 12 in Santa Maria, California (CBS) begins broadcasting March 16 Paul Hornung and Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension March 19 Sean Connery's 1st day of shooting on "Goldfinger" March 20 ESRO established, European Space Research Organization March 21 26th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Duke 98-83 March 21 Beatles' "She Loves You," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks March 21 UCLA completes undefeated NCAA basketball season (30-0) March 22 Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of New York Times Magazine section March 22 Carol Mann wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open Invitational March 23 UNCTAD 1 world conference opens in Geneva March 24 Kennedy half-dollar issued March 25 Britain sets memorial for the late President John F. Kennedy March 25 Egypt ends state of siege (1952-64) March 26 "Funny Girl" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 1,348 performances March 27 Earthquake strikes Alaska, 8.4 on Richter scale, 118 die March 27 Great Train Robbers sentenced to a total of 307 years behind bars March 27 U.N. troops arrive on Cyprus March 28 9.2 earthquake shakes Prince William Sound, Alaska March 30 Astronaut John Glenn withdraws from Ohio senate race March 31 President Jango Goulart of Brazil chased out of office by military April 1 10 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in April April 1 John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years April 1 Robert Lowell's "Benito Cereno," premieres in New York City April 2 Josef Klaus succeeds Alfons Gorbach as chancellor of Austria April 2 Military coup in Brazil by General Castello Branco, President Goulart ousted April 2 U.S.S.R. launches Zond 1 to Venus; no data returned April 3 Beatles hold top 6 spots on Sydney Australia record charts April 3 U.S. and Panama agree to resume diplomatic relations April 4 "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 9 performances April 4 Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks April 5 1st driverless trains run on London Underground April 5 Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA St. Petersburg Women's Golf Open April 6 Egypt and Belgium restore diplomatic relations April 8 Unmanned Gemini 1 launched April 10 Demolition begins on Polo Grounds to clear way for housing project April 10 Iranian motor launch catches fire and sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf) April 11 "Anyone Can Whistle" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 9 performances April 12 28th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 276 April 12 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies' Golf Open Invitational April 13 36th Academy Awards - "Tom Jones," Sidney Poitier and Patricia Neal win April 13 Ian D. Smith becomes premier of Rhodesia April 13 New Zealand Colin Bosher shears a record 565 sheep in 1 work day April 14 Sandy Koufax throws his 9th complete game without allowing a walk April 15 Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens (world's longest) April 15 Ian Smith becomes premier of Rhodesia April 16 9 men sentenced 25-30 years for Britain's 1963 "Great Train Robbery" April 16 Geraldine Mock of U.S. is 1st woman to fly solo round the world April 17 1st game at Shea Stadium, New York Mets lose to Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3 April 17 "Cafe Crown" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 3 performances April 17 Ford Mustang formally introduced ($2368 base) April 17 "High Spirits" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 375 performances April 17 Jerrie Mock becomes 1st woman to fly solo around the world April 18 Artisans strike in Belgium ends April 18 "Cafe Crown" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 3 performances April 18 "Foxy" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 72 performances April 18 Sandy Koufax is 1st to strike out the side on 9 pitches April 18 Van Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" April 19 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational April 19 Rightist coup in Laos, Suvanna Phuma remains premier April 19 Roger Sessions' opera "Montezuma," premieres in West-Berlin April 20 68th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:19:59 April 20 86% of black students boycott Cleveland schools April 21 Pirates and Cubs combine for 9 home runs, Pirates win 8-5 April 22 Tanganyika and Zanzibar form republic Tanzania April 22 World's Fair (Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, New York) opens April 23 Houston Colt 45s Ken Johnson becomes 1st major league pitcher to lose a 9 inning no-hitter, Reds win 1-0 April 23 James Baldwin's "Blues for Mr. Charlie," premieres in New York City April 23 New York State Theater opens April 25 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3 April 26 18th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors, 4 games to 1 April 26 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship April 26 Tanganyika and Zanzibar form United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar April 27 John Lennon's "In His Own Write" is published in U.S. April 28 Japan joins OECO April 29 Princess Irene marries Spanish prince Carel Hugo de Bourbon Parma April 29 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 1 1st BASIC program runs on a computer (Dartmouth) May 2 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00 May 2 Beatles' "Beatles' 2nd Album" goes #1 and stays #1 for for 5 weeks May 2 Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ May 3 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Clifford Ann Creed Golf Invitational May 4 70 GATT-countries confer in Geneva May 4 "Another World" and "As the World Turns" premieres on TV May 4 KIII TV channel 3 in Corpus Christi, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting May 4 Pulitzer prize awarded to Richard Hofstadter (Anti-intellectualism) May 5 Separatists riot in Quebec May 6 Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr. Sloan," premieres in London May 9 Khrushchev visits Egypt May 9 Peter and Gordon release "World Without Love" May 10 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Squirt Ladies' Golf Open Invitational May 12 Manlio Brosio chosen as Secretary-General of NATO May 14 Underground America Day is 1st observed May 15 Sporting Portugal wins 4th Europe Cup II at Antwerp May 15 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 16 90th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 1:56.8 May 16 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. May 16 Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ May 17 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open Invitational May 18 David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on BBC May 18 Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years May 19 U.S. diplomats find at least 40 secret microphones in Moscow embassy May 20 Buster Mathis defeats Joe Fraizer to qualify for U.S. Olympic team May 21 1st nuclear-powered lighthouse begins operations (Chesapeake Bay) May 21 Fire in Wegimond Belgium resort, kills 19 May 21 U.S. begin intelligence flights above Laos May 22 Lyndon Baines Johnson presents "Great Society" May 23 Dale Greig runs female marathon world record (3:27:45) May 24 18th Tony Awards: Luther and Hello Dolly win May 24 Beatles' 3rd appearance on Ed Sullivan May 24 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open Invitational May 24 Longest home run (471') in Baltimore Memorial Stadium (Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota) May 24 Panic in Lima Peru soccer stadium, kills 300 May 25 16th Emmy Awards: Dick Van Dyke Show, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore May 25 Frank Gilroy's "Subject is Roses," premieres in New York City May 25 Ground is broken for a new stadium in St. Louis May 25 Supreme Court rules closing schools to avoid desegregation unconstitut May 26 "Fade Out-Fade In" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 199 performances May 27 "From Russia With Love" premieres in U.S. May 27 Inter Milan wins 9th Europe Cup 1 in Vienna May 28 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 9th String quartet May 28 Jawaharlal Nehru cremated in New Dehli May 28 Palestine National Congress forms the PLO in Jerusalem May 28 Unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit May 30 Beatles 1961 record of "Cry for a Shadow" is #1 in Australia May 30 Beatles' "Love Me Do," single goes #1 May 30 "Beyond the Fringe" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 673 performances May 30 Giants sweep Mets 5-3 and 8-6 in 23 inn, records include elapsed time of 9:50, 47 strikeouts, 7:22 for 2nd game and New York's 22 K's in 2nd games May 31 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open May 31 San Francisco Giants beat New York Mets, 8-6, in 23 innings (2nd game) (7 hours 32 minutes) June 2 "Follies Bergere" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 191 performances June 2 Lal Bahadur Sjastri elected premier of India June 2 Rolling Stones 1st U.S. concert tour debuts in Lynn, Massachusetts June 3 Ringo Starr collapses from tonsillitis and pharyngitis June 3 Rolling Stones begin 1st U.S. tour, with Bobby Goldsboro and Bobby Vee June 4 Beatles "World Tour" begins in Copenhagen Denmark June 4 Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 3rd no-hitter beats Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0 June 4 Maldives adopts constitution June 4 Test Cricket debut of Geoff Boycott vs. Australia at Trent Bridge, 48 June 5 Davie Jones and King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me," group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie June 6 96th Belmont: Manuel Ycaza aboard Quadrangle wins in 2:28.6 June 6 Beatles arrive in netherlands June 7 Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam June 9 Jack Nicklaus wins British Open golf tournament June 10 Rolling Stones record their 12x5 album at Chess Studios in Chicago June 10 Southern Democrats filibuster on civil rights bill ends; cloture invoked June 11 Chicago police break up Rolling Stones press conference June 11 Manfred Mann record Do Wah Diddy Diddy June 11 Queen Elizabeth orders Beatles to her birthday party, they attend June 11 West Germany seeks talks with Czechoslovakia June 12 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa June 13 Basil Heatley runs world record marathon (2:13:55) June 14 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open June 15 Last French troops leave Algeria June 16 Quake strikes Niigata Japan June 18 African Groundnut Council forms in Dakar June 19 Bob Dylan completes U.K. tour June 19 Cambuur Leeuwarden BVO soccer team forms in Leeuwarden June 19 Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes 73-27 June 20 64th U.S. Golf Open: Ken Venturi shoots a 278 at Congressional CC MD June 21 Beckwith arrested for murder of Medger Evers, found guilty 30 yr later June 21 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Lady Carling Eastern Golf Open June 21 Phillies Jim Bunning pitches perfect game (Mets) on Fathers day, in 2nd game of DH, Mets get 3 hits, 3 being fewest hits in NL DH June 23 General Maxwell Taylor appointed U.S. ambassador in South Vietnam June 24 FTC rules health warnings must appear on all cigarette packages June 25 Prince A. Taylor becomes 1st black methodist bishop, New Jersey June 25 WMCA (New York City) plays Beatles' Hard Days Night Album (10 days prior to its scheduled release date), they decide to release it June 26th June 26 Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album June 26 Blacks and Whites riot over racial segregation in St. Augustine June 26 Moise Tsjombe forms government in Congo June 27 Jan and Dean release "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" June 27 "New Phil Silvers Show," last airs on CBS-TV June 28 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Waldemar Golf Open June 28 Organization for Afo-American Unity forms in New York by Malcolm X June 29 1st draft of Star Trek's pilot "Cage" released June 29 Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed after 83-day filibuster in Senate June 30 Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit June 30 Last United Nations troops leave Congo July 2 Cilla Black records Beatle's "Its For You," McCartney plays piano July 2 Grand jury indicts Beckwith in murder of Medger Evers July 2 President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law July 3 78th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Stolle (64 12-10 46 63) July 4 71st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats M Court (64 79 63) July 4 Beachboy's "I Get Around" reaches #1 July 6 Beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premieres in London July 6 Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) declares independence from U.K. July 7 35th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-4 at Shea Stadium, New York July 7 All star MVP: John Callison, Philadelphia Phillies July 10 Jesus Alou is 1st Giant in 40 years to get 6 hits in a game July 10 Moise Tsjombe becomes premier of Congo July 12 19th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright July 14 Jacques Anquetil wins his 5th Tour de France July 14 Oriole Bob Johnson's 6th straight hit as a pinch hitter July 15 Barry M. Goldwater nominated for president by Republicans July 16 Republicans convention selects Barry Goldwater as President candidate July 17 Don Campbell sets record for turbine vehicle, 690.91 kph (429.31 mph) July 17 Great Britain performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site July 19 46th PGA Championship: Bobby Nichols shoots a 271 at Columbus CC Ohio July 19 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Yankee Women's Golf Open July 19 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. July 20 1st surfin' record to go #1-Jan and Dean's "Surf City" July 20 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 10th String quartet July 21 Arnold Long takes 11 catches in the match for Surrey vs. Sussex July 21 Mildred Simpson runs female world record marathon (3:19:33) July 21 Netherlands last whaling ship Willem Barents Sea sold to Japan July 22 Seve Ballesteros wins British Golf Open July 23 A's Bert Campaneris home runs on 1st pitch, hits a 2nd home run on 2nd at bat July 23 Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage July 25 Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 14 weeks July 25 Bob Simpson out for 311 at Old Trafford July 25 "Here's Love" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 338 performances July 25 Race riot in Rochester, New York July 26 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Women's Golf Open July 26 Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud and conspiracy July 26 Train from Povoa de Varzin, Portugal derails near Oporto, 94 die July 28 England all out 611 in reply to Australia's 8-656 Match a draw July 28 Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures July 30 U.S. naval fire on Hon Ngu/Hon Mo, North Vietnam July 31 Al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor July 31 George Lascelles marries Patricia Tuckwell July 31 Rolling Stone concert in Ireland halts after 12 minutes due to riot July 31 U.S. Ranger 7 takes 4,316 pictures before crashing on Moon August 1 ALM (Antillian Airlines) begins operation August 1 Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks August 2 Dutch government gives Indonesia export guarantees August 2 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Milwaukee Jaycee Golf Open August 2 North Vietnam fires on a U.S. destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin August 2 Race riot in Jersey City, New Jersey August 4 Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James E Chaney, bodies discovered in an earthen Mississippi dam August 4 North Vietnamese torpedos U.S. ships Gulf of Tonkin August 5 Actress Anne Bancroft and comedian Mel Brooks wed August 5 Beatles record "Leave My Kitten Alone" August 5 Congo rebellion: Christopher Gbenye/Pierre Mulele conquer Stanleyville August 5 Ford Frick says he will not run for another term as commissioner August 5 U.S. begins bombing North Vietnam August 6 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Ecclesiam Suam August 7 31st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago 28, All-Stars 17 (65,000) August 7 Turkey begins air attack on Greek-Cypriots August 7 U.S. Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution August 8 "110 in the Shade" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 330 performances August 8 Dutch Opera forms in Amsterdam August 8 Rolling Stones 1st Dutch concert August 9 1st Rolling Stones concert in Netherlands August 9 Bunning continues pitching perfectly to New York Mets until 2 outs in 5th, when Joe Christopher beats out a bunt. He totals 15 innings August 9 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Waterloo Women's Golf Open Invitational August 10 WJSP TV channel 28 in Columbus, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting August 11 Beatles' "A Hard Days Night" opens in New York City August 12 10th time Mantle switch-hits home run in a game, one goes 502 feet August 12 Mickey Mantle switch-hits home run record 10th and final time in a game August 13 1st broadcast by Trans World Radio on Bonaire August 14 Bo Belinsky is suspended after attacking sportswriter Braven Dyer August 14 Egypt/Iraq/Jordan/Kuwait/Syria form common market August 15 Fred Trueman takes 300th Test Cricket wicket (Neil Hawke) August 15 Mayor Daley declares "Ernie Banks Day" in Chicago August 15 Phillies triple-play New York Mets August 15 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 3" August 16 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Omaha Jaycee Golf Open Invitational August 16 St. Louis Card Curt Flood gets 8 straight hits in a doubleheader August 17 Boycott scores his 1st Test Cricket century, 113 vs. Australia at the Oval August 18 Beatles arrive in San Francisco, 2nd U.S. visit August 18 Charles Helu elected president of Lebanon August 18 South Africa banned from Olympic Games because of apartheid policies August 18 U.S.S.R. launch 3 Kosmos satellites August 19 Communication satellite Syncom 3 launched August 20 Lyndon Baines Johnson signs anti-poverty measure totaling nearly $1 billion August 20 President Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act August 20 Rex Sellers bowls 5-1-17-0 vs. India in only Test Cricket innings August 20 Yankee Phil Linz plays harmonica on bus despite Yogi Berra's orders August 22 Guinee, Liberia and Ivory Coast form joint market August 22 Supreme's "Where Did Our Love Go," reaches #1 August 23 Marilynn Smith wins Albuquerque Professional Amateur Golf Tournament August 23 St. Louis Cardinals are 11 games back in NL, and win World Series August 24 2nd Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 6-4 August 25 Singapore limits imports from Netherlands due to Indonesian aggression August 26 Italians CP selects Luigi Longo as chairman August 26 Lyndon B. Johnson nominated at Democratic convention August 28 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 28 U.S. weather satellite Nimbus 1 launched August 28 WEWS-TV Channel 5's "Upbeat" debuts in Cleveland August 29 "Funny Thing Happened" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 965 performances August 29 On Elston Howard Night, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth's career strikeout record (1,330) August 29 Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" released August 30 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Riverside Ladies Golf Open August 31 Ground is broken for Anaheim Stadium, future home of Angels September 1 Masanori Murakami is 1st Japanese player in majors (New York Mets) September 2 Indonesian paratroopers lands in Malaysia September 2 Norman Manley scores 2-consecutive holes-in-one at Del Valley, Cal September 3 U.S. attorney general Robert Kennedy resigns September 3 Wilderness Act signed into law by President Lyndon B Johnson September 4 Eduardo Frei elected president of Chile September 4 Longest bridge in Europe opens (Scottish 4th Road Bridge) September 4 NASA launches its 1st Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1) September 7 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Valhalla Golf Open September 9 East Germany government allows short visits to West Germany September 9 John Osborne's "Inadmissable Evidence," premieres in London September 10 Palestinian Liberation Army (PLA) forms September 10 Rod Steward records his 1st single "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" September 11 George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd music publishing company September 11 Gillette's 20 year contract with MSG and ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at Cleveland Auditorium September 12 1st football game at Shea Stadium, Jets defeat Denver 30-6 September 12 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 4 " September 12 Typhoon Gloria strikes Taiwan killing 330, with $17.5 million damage September 13 3rd sitting of 2nd Vatican council opens in Rome September 13 78th U.S. Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Carole Graebner (61 60) September 13 84th U.S. Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Frederick S Stolle (64 62 64) September 13 Mary Mills wins LPGA Eugene Ladies' Golf Open September 13 St. Louis is 1st NL to score runs in every game since 1923, win 15-2 September 13 WKEF TV channel 22 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting September 14 Walt Disney awarded Medal of Freedom at White House September 14 WCVE TV channel 23 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting September 15 Beatles play at Public Auditorium in Cleveland September 15 Final edition of socialist British newspaper "Daily Herald" September 16 "Shindig" premieres on ABC-TV September 17 Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas) September 17 "Bewitched" premieres on ABC TV September 17 Mickey Mantle gets hits #1999, 2000 and 2001 and his 450th home run September 17 Supremes release "Baby Love" September 18 Greek king Constantine II marries Danish princess Anne-Marie September 18 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 20 Gunter Grass' "Die Plebejern proben den Aufstand," premieres in Berlin September 20 Paramount Theater (New York City) presented the Beatles with Steve and Eydie September 21 Constellation (U.S.) beats Sovereign (England) in 20th America's Cup September 21 Malta gains independence from Britain September 21 Reds Chico Ruiz steals home, beats Phillies 1-0. Phillies start a 10 game losing streak that gives Cards the pennant September 22 "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 3242 performances September 22 "Man from U.N.C.L.E," premieres on NBC-TV September 23 "Fiddler on the Roof" with Zero Mostel premieres in New York City September 24 1st Minuteman II ICBM was tested September 24 "Munsters" premieres on TV September 24 Ringo forms Brikley Building Company Ltd September 24 Willi Stoph succeeds Otto Great as premier of East Germany September 25 Jens Otto Krag forms minority government in Denmark September 26 Braves (25) and Phillies (18) set record by using 43 players in 9 inn September 27 Despite 3 home runs by Johnny Callison, Phils are 14-8 losers to Braves September 27 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Visalia Ladies' Golf Open September 27 Phillies 7th straight loses sends them into 2nd place September 27 Warren Commission released, finds Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone September 28 53rd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (3-2) September 28 Suriname governor A Currie resigns September 29 Greece and Bulgaria close boundaries September 30 "Oh What a Lovely War" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 125 performances October 1 1st official broadcast of Trans World Radio on Bonaire October 1 2nd Dutch televisienet begins broadcastings October 1 Free Speech Movement launched at University of California, Berkley October 1 San Francisco cable cars declared a national landmark October 1 WSJU TV channel 18 in Carolina, Puerto Rico begins broadcasting October 1 WTSJ TV channel 18 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (NBC) begins broadcasting October 1 WWAY TV channel 3 in Wilmington, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting October 2 Phillies tie major league record with season's 3rd triple play (Reds) October 3 Yankees clinch their 5th straight pennant, and 29th in club's history October 4 10th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills October 4 3 cars of a commuter train derails in South Africa killing 81 October 4 Hurricane Hilda, kills 38 in La, Miss and Ga October 4 Italian Autostrada del Sol opens at Milan-Naples October 4 Patriots' Gino Cappelletti kicks 6-of-6 field goals against Broncos October 4 Phils bomb Reds 10-0 as both teams finish one game behind St. Louis October 5 KIXE TV channel 9 in Redding, California (PBS) begins broadcasting October 5 San Francisco Fire Department Museum is dedicated October 6 "Cambridge Circus" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 23 performances October 7 New York Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 and 29th in 61 World Series October 8 Gilroy Roberts becomes 1st U.S. chief engraver to retire (than die) October 10 18th modern Olympic games opens in Tokyo October 10 18th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-2 at Toronto October 11 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Hillside House Ladies' Golf Open October 12 1st time 3 people in space October 12 KCSM TV channel 60 in San Mateo-SF, California (PBS) begins October 12 Launch of Voskhod 1, 1st 3 man crew (Komarov, Feokistov, Yegorov) October 12 Voskhod 1 launched: 1st flight with 3 cosmonauts October 12 WSBK TV channel 38 in Boston, MA (IND/ABC/CBS/NBC) begin October 12 WUCM TV channel 19 in University Center, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting October 13 At Plesman airport, Curaeao, 125.5 mm rainfalls (record) October 13 Voskhod 1 crew returns October 14 Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize October 14 Martin Walser's "Der Schwarze Schwan," premieres in Stuttgart October 14 Philips begins experimenting with color TV October 14 Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit home runs runs on back-to-back pitches October 14 Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts weds Shirley Shepherd October 15 Craig Breedlove sets auto speed record of 846.97 kph October 15 Kosygin and Brezhnev replace Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev October 15 New York Yankees appears in 14 and win 9 of last 16 World Series October 15 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series October 16 Brezhnev and Kosygin replace Khrushchev as head of Russia October 16 China becomes world's 5th nuclear power October 16 Harold Wilson's Labour party wins British election October 16 Indians' directors vote to keep franchise in Cleveland, rejecting bids by Seattle, Oakland and Dallas October 17 Yankees fire Manager Yogi Berra October 18 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational October 20 "Golden Boy" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 569 performances October 20 Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ October 20 Riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested) October 21 Abebe Bikila runs world/olympic record marathon (2:12:11.2) October 21 Braves ask NL to allow them to leave Milwaukee for Atlanta October 22 EMI rejects audition by "High Numbers," they go on to become The Who October 22 French philosopher/author Jean-Paul Sartre refuses Nobel prize October 22 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Hattiesburg Miss October 23 Japanese beat Russian for 1st Olympic Gold in woman's volleyball October 23 Time Magazine uses term "op art" for 1st time October 24 18th Olympic games close at Tokyo, Japan October 24 Belgian para's liberate 1,000 white hostages in Stanleyville October 24 "Cambridge Circus" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 23 performances October 24 Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda becomes president of Zaire October 24 Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla scores 166 on Cricket debut vs. Australia October 24 Test Cricket debut of Asif Iqbal, Majid Khan and Khalid Ibadulla vs. Australia October 24 Zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day) October 25 Anton Geesink is 1st non-Japanese Olympic judo gold medal winner October 25 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies' Golf Open October 25 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 25 Viking Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in wrong direction for a safety October 26 Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show October 27 "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne New York City for 215 performances October 27 Congo rebel leader Christopher Gbenye holds 60 Americans/800 Belgians October 27 Singers Sonny and Cher wed, Cher wore bell-bottoms October 29 Bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings vs. Pakistan October 29 Karmi'el founded in Galilee October 29 Star of India and other jewels are stolen in New York October 29 Town of Karmiel founded in Galilee October 29 United Rep of Tanganyika and Zanzibar renamed United Rep of Tanzania October 30 Tran Van Huong appointed premier of South Vietnam October 31 Barbra Streisand's "People," album goes #1 for 5 weeks November 1 George Blanda of Houston throws NFL-record 37 passes in 68 attempts November 1 Kansas City Chief Len Dawson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Denver (49-39) November 1 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Las Cruces Ladies' Golf Open November 1 Vietcong-assault on airport Bien Hoa at Saigon November 2 CBS purchases 80% of Yankees for $11,200,000, later buys remaining 20% November 2 Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi Arabia November 3 Lyndon Baines Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater for president November 3 Philadelphia voters approve $25 million to build a new sports stadium November 5 U.S. launches Mariner 3 toward Mars; no data returned November 6 WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting November 7 NL keeps Braves in Milwaukee in 1965, may move to Atlanta in 1966 November 8 IMF grants Great Britain credit of $1 billion November 8 KUPK TV channel 13 in Garden City, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting November 8 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open November 8 Orioles Frank Robinson unanimous choice as AL MVP November 9 "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" opens at John Golden New York City for 192 performances November 9 Eisaku Sato becomes premier of Japan November 10 Braves sign a 25-year lease to play in the new Atlanta stadium November 10 "Something More!" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 15 performances November 11 Murray Schisgal's "Luv," premieres in New York City November 12 Jean becomes Grand Duke of Luxembourg November 12 Paula Murphy sets female land speed record 226.37 MPH November 13 Bob Petit (St. Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points November 13 Pope Paul VI gives tiara to poor November 14 Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal November 14 "Fade Out-Fade In" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 199 performances November 14 "Follies Bergere" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 191 performances November 14 "Oliver!" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 774 performances November 15 Ajax soccer star Johan Cruijff debuts against GVAV November 15 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Open November 15 KBYU TV channel 11 in Provo, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting November 15 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro November 15 Sudan Premier Ibrahim Abbud resigns November 16 Radio CJCX Sydney Nova Scotia (Canada) starts shortwave transmission November 16 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. November 17 British Labour Party installs weapon embargo against South Africa November 18 Baltimore Oriole Brooks Robinson wins AL MVP November 18 J. Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar" November 20 Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 9th/10th String Quartet premiers in Moscow November 21 Pope Paul VI signs 3rd sitting of 2nd Vatican council November 21 "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 15 performances November 21 World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (New York City) November 21 "Zizi" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 49 performances November 22 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mary Mills Miss Gulf Coast Golf Invitational November 22 WITF TV channel 33 in Harrisburg-Hershey, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting November 23 "Bajour" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 232 performances November 23 Beatles release "I Feel Fine" and "She's a Woman" November 23 Vatican abolished Latin as official language of Roman Catholic liturgy November 24 30th Heisman Trophy Award: John Huarte, Notre Dame (quarterback) November 24 Cards' 3rd baseman Ken Boyer is voted NL MVP November 24 For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washington D.C. permitted to vote November 24 Rebellion ends in Zaire November 28 52nd CFL Grey Cup: BC Lions defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 34-24 November 28 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria November 28 Mariner 4 launched; 1st probe to fly by Mars November 29 Roman Catholic Church in U.S. replaces Latin with English November 30 U.S.S.R. launches Zond 2 towards Mars; no data returned December 1 Houston Colt .45s change name to Astros December 1 ML King speaks to J Edgar Hoover about his slander campaign December 2 Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed December 3 KHQL (now KCAN) TV channel 8 in Albion, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting December 3 Police arrests 800 sit-in students at Univeristy of California at Berkeley December 3 "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV December 4 Baseball approves a free-agent draft December 4 Beatles release "Beatles For Sale" album December 4 Commissioner's office given full powers in baseball disputes December 4 Test Cricket debut of Ian Chappell, vs. Pakistan MCG, 11, 0-49, 0-31 December 6 KTVR TV channel 13 in La Grande, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting December 6 President Segni of Italy resigns December 7 George Harrison changes his company's name from Mornyork to Harrisongs December 12 Cleveland Browns' Frank Ryan sets club record of 5 TD passes December 12 Shooting starts for "Star Trek" pilot "The Cage" (Menagerie) December 13 In El Paso, Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border December 13 Shirley Englehorn and Sam Snead wins Haig and Haig Mixed Foursome Golf December 14 Michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene" December 15 1st time 4 people in space December 15 American Radio Relay League (organization for hams) founded December 15 Canada adopts maple leaf flag December 16 U.S. performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean December 18 During services held for Sam Cooke fans caused damage to Funeral Home December 18 "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 199 performances December 18 "The Pink Panther" cartoon series premieres (Pink Phink) December 18 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 20 Levi Eshkol forms Israeli government December 22 Lockheed SR-71 spy aircraft reaches 3,530 kph (record for a jet) December 23 India and Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed December 24 Shooting begins on "The Cage" the pilot for Star Trek December 25 George Harrison's girlfriend Patti Boyd attacked by female Beatle fans December 25 "Goldfinger" premieres in US December 26 Beatles' "I Feel Fine," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks December 26 Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 20-7 in AFL championship game December 27 Cleveland Browns beat Baltimore Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game December 28 Premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitch' Stefan Rasin December 28 Principal filming of "Dr. Zhivago," begins December 30 Edward Albee's "Tiny Alice," premieres in New York City December 31 Donald Campbell (UK) sets world water speed record (276.33 mph) December 31 Indonesia proclaims expelled from the UN
