WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MAY 1964
Find out what all happened February to May 1964

The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day. (5. May 1964)

Nation of Islam's Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali. (6. March 1964)

Pacific Air Lines Flight 773, a Fairchild F-27 airliner, crashes near San Ramon, California, killing all 44 aboard; the FBI later reports that a cockpit recorder tape indicates that the pilot and co-pilot had been shot by a suicidal passenger. (7. May 1964)

The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over. (27. February 1964)

The Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes South Central Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage. (27. March 1964)

Constantine II becomes King of Greece. (6. March 1964)

The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers. (9. February 1964)

The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organization) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962. (20. March 1964)

Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to circumnavigate the world by air. (17. April 1964)

The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization. (29. May 1964)

The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. (4. April 1964)

The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair opens for its first season. (22. April 1964)

A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95 kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed. (21. April 1964)

In Sydney, Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets a new world record in the 100-meter freestyle swimming competition (58.9 seconds). (29. February 1964)

Gabonese president Leon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place. (17. February 1964)

Villarrica Volcano begins a strombolian eruption causing lahars that destroy half of the town of Coñaripe. (1. March 1964)

U.S. Air Force launches a satellite employing a US Air Force Atlas/Agena combination from Point Arguello (LC-2-3) in California and from Cape Kennedy in Florida. (25. February 1964)

The U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces the goals of his Great Society social reforms to bring an "end to poverty and racial injustice" in America. (22. May 1964)

Melbourne-Voyager collision: The aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne collides with and sinks the destroyer HMAS Voyager off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, killing 82. (10. February 1964)

Ngo Dinh Can, de facto ruler of central Vietnam under his brother President Ngo Dinh Diem before the family's toppling, is executed. (9. May 1964)