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Fidel Castro signs an agreement
Fidel Castro signs an agreement with the first Soviet deputy Anastas I in Havana. The Soviet brings $5 million of Cuban sugar. -
The 23rd Amendment
The 23rd Amendment is proposed, it grants the right to vote to the citizens of the District of Columbia. -
John F. Kennedy becomes President
John F. Kennedy is inaugurated in to presidency of the United States. -
Adolf Hitler Dies
Adolf Eichman Hitler is found guilty of crimes against the Jewish people during the Holocaust of World War II. -
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall is built from August 15-17. -
Babe Ruth's Record is Broken
Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth's single season home run record! -
The Ranger 4
U.S. spacecraft, Ranger 4 becomes the first spaceship to touch the moon. -
Touch Tone Telephone
AT&T introduces electronic touch-tone telephones in Pennsylvania. -
John F.Kennedy Dies
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy. -
Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics take place in Innsbruck, Austria. Opening ceremonies are held. -
Douglas MacArthur Dies
Douglas MacArthur, the U.S. general who commanded forces in the South Pacific during World War II and in the Korean War dies in Washington, D.C. -
Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics take place in Tokyo. It marks the first appearance of a women's team sport, Volleyball. Women are finally allowed not just to play their own sport but also in the Olympics -
News Radio Program
New York radio station 1010 WINS begins broadcasting as the first all news radio program, and soon after other radio stations follow. As a new employee of the company states, "I was given my first radio as a Christmas present in 1945. One of the first receivers to be manufactured after the war it was a utility model made of polished white wood and had a rudimentary metal plate with no glass in front of it." -
Star-Trek Premieres
Star-trek premiered on NBC. It was a dominant science fiction television series. People every where were wanting to watch the new show that everyone was buzzed about. Star Trek was the show to watch! -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African American appointed to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. He was appointed by President Johnson and was sworn in.
