History of 1964

1964

Period: Jan 1, 1964 to Dec 31, 1964

events of canada and the world in 1964

war on poverty

Jan 8, 1964

8th - President Lyndon B Johnson declares "War on Poverty”

smoking

Jan 11, 1964

Jan 11th - US Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous

show time

Feb 9, 1964

Feb 9th- 1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers)

defense

Mar 26, 1964

March 26 – The White Paper on Defence is tabled.

good friday

Mar 27, 1964

March 27 – Several towns in coastal British Columbia , including Prince Rupert, Tofino, Port Alberni and Zeballos, suffer damage from tsunamis associated with thegood friday earthquake in Alaska. Overall damage is estimated at $10 million

insurance

Apr 1, 1964

april– Canadians are issued social insurance cards for the first time

boom

Oct 16, 1964

Oct 16th- china detonates first atomic bomb

final selection

Oct 22, 1964

October 22 – The flag committee makes its final selection of the design that will become the national flag.

liar!

Nov 18, 1964

-Nov 18th - J Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar"

underground

Nov 28, 1964

-Nov 28th - France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria

peace

Dec 10, 1964

-DEC 10th - Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Dr Martin Luther King Jr

oh canada

Dec 15, 1964

Dec 15th - Canada adopts maple leaf flag

lift-off

Dec 22, 1964

22 December -First flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird). Lockheed SR-71 spy aircraft reaches 3,530 kph (record for a jet)