Timeline: 1964 Jan 8 President Johnson declares "War on Poverty." Jan 9 US high school students in the Panama Canal Zone violate an order banning the flying of any flag. A scuffle between US and Panamanian students ensues and escalates. Anti-US rioting ...

Historical events from year 1964. Learn about 699 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1964 or search by date or keyword. Jan 16 "Hello, Dolly!" opens at St James Theater NYC for 2,844 performances Jan 16 AL owners vote …

July 2: President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. July 2 – President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, abolishing racial segregation in the United States. July 8 – U.S. military personnel announce that U.S. casualties in Vietnam have risen to 1,387, including 399 dead and 17 MIA.

Dec 10, 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded Dr Martin Luther King Jr is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. You might like: Civil Rights Events Civil rights The Life and Times of Malcolm X ...

2016/10/14 · The events used in this interactive timeline were chosen on the basis of importance at the time, ... 1964 Coup in Saigon South Vietnam military sets up third government in three months. August 2, ...

2017/12/4 · July 2, 1964: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, preventing employment discrimination due to race, color, …

2020/3/6 · The nation mourned, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson suddenly became president on that day in November. He signed momentous legislation that included the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but he also became the target of protesters' wrath for the quagmire in Vietnam, which expanded in the late '60s.