timeline of epic preportions By turtlehaters Period: Jan 1, 1964 to Jan 31, 1965 Robert Menzies is prime minister at the time in Australia Jan 8, 1964 War declared on poverty by the american president Johnson Feb 3, 1964 First set of double decker carriages start to run on Australias rail system Feb 7, 1964 beatles appear on television in America Feb 10, 1964 beatles become a world wide craze Jun 1, 1964 Macquarie University was founded Jul 2, 1964 President Johnson signs the civil rights act Sep 15, 1964 Beatles tour Australia Oct 14, 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. wins nobel peace prize Nov 19, 1964 Dawn fraser named Australian of the year