The Soviet Union's Luna 5 uncrewed spacecraft crash-landed on the Moon.
Ellis Island was added to the Statue of Liberty National monument.
The Luna 5 attempted to land on the Moon.
The first commercial communications satellite is launched.
Millions watch NASA spacecraft Ranger 9 crash into the Moon.
The portrait of Rembrandt's son, 'Titus,' was purchased at auction for $2.2 million.
Activists started a 54 mile (87 km) march from Selma to Montgomery.
Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City, USA.
The Republic of Gambia gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
Canada adopts its current national flag showing a maple leaf.
Martin Luther King Jr. and 250 protestors were arrested.
Over 321,000 people attended Winston Churchill's funeral to say goodbye.
Martin Luther King Jr. pushed hard to encourage the registration of black voters in Selma.
An attack was made at the UN General Assembly in New York City.
NASA launched the Mariner 4 space probe on a mission to Mars.
A family coup in Saudi Arabia replaced King Saud with Faisal, his half-brother.
Zambia gained its independence from Britain.
China became the fifth country to possess nuclear weapons following the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France.
African American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.
The USSR's Voskhod 1 spacecraft became the first spaceflight with multiple crew members.
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in Tokyo, Japan.
The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal began.
Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom.
World's First Geostationary Satellite is Launched.
South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country’s racist policies.
Three missing members of the Congress of Racial Equality were found partially buried near a dam in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Malawi gains its independence from Britain
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by US President Lyndon B. Johnson.
The Organization of Afro-American Unity was formed.
An announcement was made to say that all cigarette packages in the US must display health warnings.
The U.S. Senate passes the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Nelson Mandela was committed to life in jail.
The Beatles started their world tour.
NASA tested the Saturn I launch vehicle with a boilerplate Apollo spacecraft for the first time.
The first Tim Hortons opened in Hamilton, Ontario, by NHL player Tim Horton.
Underground America Day was first observed, which recognizes the approximately 6,000 people who live in some form of underground architecture across North America.
Nutella appeared on store shelves in Alba, Italy, and became an instant success.
The Rolling Stones release their debut album.
The Soviet Union's Zond 1 space probe was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Following a coup d'etat, a military dictatorship takes charge in Brazil.
A 9.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Alaska.
The Italian government asked for advice on how to stop the Leaning Tower of Pisa from leaning too far and collapsing.
A British company sent a 1,000-pound shipment of The Beatles wigs to the USA.
Two Australian warships, the HMAS Melbourne and the HMAS Voyager, collided off the New South Wales coast.
Beatlemania arrived in the United States when the Beatles landed in New York.
A two-stage version of the Saturn I rocket was launched for the first time.
NASA launched the Echo 2 experimental communications satellite.
The world's largest cheese weighing 34,591 lbs (15,723 kg) was manufactured.
The plans to construct the World Trade Center in New York City were announced to the public.
Luther Terry, the US Surgeon General, released a report concluding smoking cigarettes is bad for you.
