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Explore 528 historical events and records for United States of America in 1964.
Historical records for United States of America in 1964
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June
Invisible Government Publication Response
McCone challenged publication of The Invisible Government after CIA concluded that the book contained numerous security disclosures as well as many significant inaccuracies.
Texas School Book Depository Inspection
Warren and other commission members traveled to Dallas and inspected locations connected with the assassination, including the Texas School Book Depository.
Warren Commission Testimony
Jacqueline Kennedy provided testimony to the Warren Commission concerning what she saw and heard during the shooting in Dealey Plaza.
July
Civil Rights Act
Signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations, employment and federally assisted programs.
Civil Rights Act
Signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations, employment and federally assisted programs.
Urban Mass Transportation Act
Signs the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, expanding federal support for urban public transit.
Ruby Polygraph Examination Review
Warren's commission reviewed the FBI-administered polygraph examination given to Jack Ruby after Ruby repeatedly requested such a test.
DESOTO Patrol Begins
Ogier took USS Maddox into the Gulf of Tonkin on the opening leg of a DESOTO surveillance and signals-intelligence patrol off North Vietnam.
Task Group 72.1 Command
Herrick embarked aboard USS Maddox as the on-scene commander of Task Group 72.1 for the destroyer's intelligence patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Anti-Castro Involvement Inquiry
Warren's commission examined allegations involving anti-Castro Cuban groups and individuals to determine whether they had participated in the assassination.
Cuban Involvement Inquiry
Under Warren's chairmanship, the commission investigated allegations that the Cuban Government or pro-Castro organizations had been involved in the assassination.
Mexico City Investigation
Warren's commission examined Oswald's September 1963 trip to Mexico City and his contacts with the Soviet and Cuban diplomatic missions.
Organized Crime Inquiry
Warren's commission examined Jack Ruby's associations and allegations involving organized crime while investigating whether Ruby's killing of Oswald was conspiratorial.
Oswald Background Investigation
Warren's commission reconstructed Oswald's background, education, military service, Soviet defection, return to the United States, employment, politics, and personal associations.
Oswald Interrogation Review
Warren's commission examined the circumstances and substance of Oswald's interrogations by Dallas police between his arrest and his death.
Oswald Lawyer
Andrews subsequently repeated his claim regarding the phone call from Clay Bertrand asking him to defend Oswald in testimony before the Warren Commission
Right-Wing Activity Inquiry
Warren's commission examined hostile right-wing political activity in Dallas and investigated whether it had any connection to President Kennedy's assassination.
Soviet Involvement Inquiry
Under Warren's chairmanship, the commission investigated whether the Soviet Government or Soviet intelligence had directed, encouraged, or assisted Oswald.
Tippit Killing Investigation
Warren's commission reviewed eyewitness, firearms, police-radio, and physical evidence concerning the killing of Dallas Patrolman J. D. Tippit.
Warren Commission
A Secret Service report issued in December 1963, two weeks after the assassination of President Kennedy, stated that Dean Andrews said that Lee Harvey Oswald had visited Andrews office on approximately three occasions in June and July 1963, seeking legal advice from Andrews concerning his citizenship status, his wifes status
Warren Commission
and his undesirable discharge from the Marine Corps. Andrews described his encounters with Oswald in testimony before the Warren Commission in July 1964. Andrews subsequently repeated his claim regarding the phone call from Clay Bertrand asking him to defend Oswald in testimony before the Warren Commission
August
Purchase of Pal Recording Studio
Buys Pal Recording Studio from Paul Buff and renames the facility Studio Z.
Attack on P-4 Boats
Hastings flew with Stockdale against North Vietnamese P-4 torpedo boats and used his F-8 Crusader's weapons during the air response to the Maddox engagement.
Battle of Tonkin Gulf
USS Turner Joy & Maddox report they have been attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats. The Tonkin Gulf incident is used to escalate the war in Vietnam. Claims USS Maddox was attacked 30 miles offsore not 13 miles claimed by North Vietnam. A clash that triggers U.S. bombing against North Vietnam
Crusader Air Cover
Stockdale led F-8 Crusader aircraft from USS Ticonderoga to provide air support for USS Maddox during the daylight engagement with North Vietnamese torpedo boats.
DESOTO Patrol Continuation Order
Wheeler authorized Pacific Command to continue the DESOTO patrol while imposing minimum-distance rules, daylight air cover, and precautions concerning covert maritime operations.
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
On duty on the evening of the Gulf of Tonkin incident, reporting the incident to McNamara
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Commands the Maddox during the first Gulf of Tonkin incident
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Commands the USS Maddox during the first Gulf of Tonkin incident
Maddox Counterfire
Ogier directed USS Maddox to engage the North Vietnamese craft with its naval guns, damaging the attackers and helping force them to break off the action.
Maddox Damage Assessment
Ogier reported that USS Maddox had suffered no casualties and only minor damage after a North Vietnamese machine-gun round struck the destroyer during the engagement.
Ordered to Assist Maddox
Barnhart brought USS Turner Joy toward the Gulf of Tonkin after the destroyer was ordered to assist USS Maddox following the first North Vietnamese attack.
Revised Patrol Restrictions
Sharp received authority to continue the Tonkin patrol under revised restrictions intended to keep the destroyers farther from the North Vietnamese mainland and separate them from covert raids.
Strafing of Torpedo Boats
Stockdale and the other Crusader pilots attacked the retreating North Vietnamese boats with rockets and cannon fire after they had engaged USS Maddox.
Torpedo Boats Detected
Ogier's ship tracked three high-speed North Vietnamese P-4 torpedo boats closing on USS Maddox while the destroyer was operating in international waters.
Torpedo Evasion
Ogier maneuvered USS Maddox away from the attacking boats and successfully evaded torpedoes that passed close to the destroyer's starboard side.
Turner Joy Operational Control
Herrick assumed operational control of USS Turner Joy after it joined USS Maddox, creating a two-destroyer patrol group for the renewed DESOTO mission.
Warning Shots Fired
After the approaching torpedo boats continued to close, Ogier ordered USS Maddox to fire warning rounds before engaging the attackers in self-defense.
White House Attack Briefing
Johnson received an early White House Situation Room briefing describing the attack on USS Maddox, the destroyer's return fire, and the arrival of carrier aircraft.
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