The California Medical Association is the first state medical society to declare cigarettes a health hazard.February 11
Poet Sylvia Plath commits suicide.
February 24
A U.S. Congressional committee concludes that there is no advantage to convert a civil war in Viet Nam into an American war.
March 5
Singer Patsy Cline is killed in a plane crash.
April 3
Martin Luther King is arrested during demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama.
April 8
The Liberal party defeats the Conservatives in a Canadian election and Lester B. Person becomes Prime Minster.
April 10
The U.S. submarine Thresher sinks killing all 129 crew members.
April 20
The first FLQ bomb kills a night watchman in Montreal.
Pope John XXIII dies June 3.
He will be succeeded by Pope Paul VI.June 4
British War Secretary, John Profumo, resigns after admitting he lied to the House of Commons concerning his involvement with Christine Keeler.
June 11
Governor George Wallace declares, “Segregation now. Segregation forever” in a speech in Birmingham.
June 12
On the night of President Kennedy’s historic civil rights TV speech, Mississippi NAACP field director, Medgar Evers, is shot to death.
June 26
2.5 million Berliners greet President Kennedy.
July 1
Kim Philby is revealed as the 3rd man in the British 1950’s Burgess-MacLean spy ring.
August 5
A nuclear test ban treaty is signed.
August 8
The Great Train Robbery in Britain nets the gang $7 million. Only $2 million is ever recovered.
August 30
A “hot line” between Washington and Moscow is installed.
August 28
The highlight of the March on Washington is Martin Luther King’s "I have a dream" speech.
September 15
The KKK bombs the Birmingham 16th Street Baptist Church killing four black children.
October 10
Gangster Joseph Valachi testifies about the mafia for ten days of televised Senate testimony.
October 11
French singer Edith Piaf dies.
October 18
British prime Minister Harold MacMillan resigns.
November 21
Robert Stroud, the Birdman of Alcatraz dies.
President Kennedy is assassinated
November 22November 22
Aldous Huxley, author of A Brave New World, dies the same day as President Kennedy.
November 24
Lee Harvey Oswald is shot to death by Jack Ruby live on TV.
FirstsTab, Weight Watchers, and Mary Kay Cosmetics make there first appearance. The “Things go better with Coca Cola” commercial is first aired.Books The Spy Who Came In From The Cold by John LeCarre
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt VonnegutNew Words brain drain, Cosa Nostra, jet set, Pop Art, tokenism, software, spin-offMusicDominique – The Singing Nun
He’s So Fine – The ChiffonsHey Paula – Paul & PaulaBlue Velvet – Bobby VintonIt’s My Party – Leslie Gore
Surf City – Jan and Dean
Blowin’ In The Wind – Peter, Paul and Mary
MoviesThe Birds
8 1/2
The Great Escape
Hud
Tom JonesThe Best Picture Oscar is won by Lawrence of Arabia.
The top star is Doris Day anf the top grossing film is Cleopatra.
TV DebutsThe Fugitive
My Favourite Martian
Petticoat JunctionSportsThe World Series is won by the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 0The Grey Cup is won by Hamilton 21-10 over the BC Lions.The Stanley Cup is won by Toronto 4 games to 1 over Detroit.
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1964News ChronologyJanuary 16
The musical Hello Dolly opens on Broadway.
February 9
The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. It is the start of Beatlemania.
February 1
Defense Secretary Robert MacNamara recommends progressively escalating pressure to force Hanoi to halt Viet Cong insurrections.
March 13
Kitty Genovese, a 28 year old bar manager, is attacked in New York. Despite repeated cries for help, not one of her thirty neighbours respond. She dies.
March 14
Jack Ruby is convicted.
March 26
The musical Funny Girl opens on Broadway.
Barbara Streisand
April 5
General Douglas MacArthur dies.
March 27
The biggest earthquake in North American history strikes Anchorage, Alaska.
May 27
The first Prime Minister of India, Nehru, dies.
June 11
Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for conspiracy to overthrow the South African government.
June 19
The U.S. Senate approves the Civil Rights Bill.
June 21
Three civil rights workers are kidnapped and murdered in Mississippi.
July 15
Barry Goldwater is nominated as the Republican candidate for president.
July 26
Jimmy Hoffa is found guilty of fraud in his union activities as head of the Teamsters.
Jimmy HoffaJuly 28
Winston Churchill retires from parliament after 64 years.
August 4
In a television address President Johnson reveals the Gulf of Tonkin incident whereby the North Vietnamese attacked an American destroyer.
It is the catalyst for escalating U.S. involvement in Viet Nam.
It is later shown that there was no attack.
August 12
Author of the James Bond novels, Ian Fleming, dies.
September 2
Alvin “Sergeant” York, hero from the First World War, dies.
September 22
The musical Fiddler on the Roof opens on Broadway.
September 27
The Warren Commission report on the assassination of President Kennedy is released. It will be widely discredited over the years.
October 15
Songwriter Cole Porter dies.
October 16
China explodes its first atomic bomb.
October 20
Former President Herbert Hoover dies.
November 3
Johnson wins a landslide election.
November 4
Albert DeSalvo, the Boston Strangler, is captured.
December 15
Canada’s first flag is adopted by parliament after strenuous debate.
FirstsPop-TartsLow-cal Pepsi. appears and so too the
“Pepsi generation” commercial.
Freeze dried coffee from Maxim is introduced.
G.I. Joe is put on the market.
Esso’s “Put a tiger in your tank” commercial first appears.
Silicone breast implants are performed.BooksUnderstanding Media by Marshall McLuhanLittle Big Man by Thomas BergerNew Wordsisometrics, nuke, WASPMusicI Wanna Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
Baby Love – The Supremes
Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
Chapel of Love - The Dixie Cups
My Guy – Mary Wells
I Get Around – The Beachboys
She Loves You – The BeatlesThe Grammy for best song goes to The Girl From Ipanema. Movies
Goldfinger
Dr. Strangelove
A Hard Day’s Night
Mary Poppins
My Fair Lady
Zorba The GreekThe Best Picture Oscar goes to Tom Jones.The Carpetbaggers is the top grossing film.TV DebutsThe Addams Family
Bewitched
Gilligan’s Island
Peyton PlaceSports
The BC Lions win the Grey Cup 34-24 over Hamilton.FinallyThe formative years of the baby boomers continued through
the Viet Nam War, protests, assassinations, Kent State and Watergate.
Below is a Video Clip of my own DVD family movie that shows
the year 1968.
My complete one hour DVD family movie is available upon request.
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I recommend the book
When We Were Young: A Baby Boomer Year Book
by Rita Kleinfelder.
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