Historical Events In 1964

Jan 12 Revolution overthrows Sultan of Zanzibar, 1 month after independence

Jan 30 NASA launches the unmanned probe Ranger Six, designed to crash-land on the lunar surface.

Jan 02 Ayub Khan elected President of Pakistan

Jan 29 Beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand" &"Sie Leibt Dich"

Jan 21 Carl T Rowan named director of US Information Agency

Feb 01 "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances

Feb 02 GI Joe, debuts as a popular American boy's toy

Feb 29 LBJ reveals US secretly developed the A-11 jet fighter

Feb 22 Beatles arrive back in England after their first US visit

Feb 25 Austrian chancellor Alfons Gorbach resigns

Feb 25 Cassius Clay, a 7-1 underdog, TKOs champion Sonny Liston in the 7th round to win the world heavyweight title

Feb 04 FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City OK

Feb 16 Beatles' 2nd appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show"

Feb 19 UK flies ½ ton of Beatle wigs to US

Feb 09 9th Winter Olympics games close at Innsbruck, Austria

Feb 11 Greek & Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus

Feb 21 UK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatle wallpaper to US

Feb 28 The opening of Toronto International Airport terminal building, much later this event confirms the fact that Toronto is the center of the universe

Feb 03 Black &Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools

Feb 12 US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen

Feb 07 Baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream

Feb 23 Charlie Finley signs a 4 year lease to keep A's in Kansas City

Feb 01 Suriname River dammed

Feb 01 Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," first #1 hit & stays #1 for 7 weeks

Feb 11 Taiwan drops diplomatic relations with France

Feb 09 Hanumant Singh scores 105 India vs England on debut at Delhi

Feb 06 France & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel

Feb 27 "What Makes Sammy Run?" opens at 84th St Theater NYC for 540 performances

Feb 29 Frank Rugani sets badminton shuttlecock distance record, 24.3 meters

Feb 07 The Beatles arrive at New York's JFK International Airport, on their first American tour.

Feb 09 GI Joe character created

Feb 12 Beatles first NYC concert (Carnegie Hall)

Feb 15 Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 11 weeks

Feb 03 "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold

Feb 12 US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming

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