WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 1964
Find out what all happened April to September 1964

Vietnam War: the U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on American forces. (7. August 1964)

Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the USS Card while it is docked at Saigon. Viet Cong forces are suspected of placing a bomb on the ship. She is raised and returned to service less than 7 months later. (2. May 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)

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

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate. (19. June 1964)

IBM announces the System/360. (7. April 1964)

Gulf of Tonkin incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin. (4. August 1964)

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places. (2. July 1964)

Constantine II of Greece marries Danish princess Anne-Marie. (18. September 1964)

Vietnam War: 5,000 more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000. (27. July 1964)

Charlie Wilson, one of the Great Train Robbers, escapes from Winson Green Prison in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. (12. August 1964)

World War II veteran Walter Seifert runs amok in an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance. (11. June 1964)

South Vietnamese Generals Lam Van Phat and Duong Van Duc fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyen Khanh. (13. September 1964)

South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies. (12. August 1964)

BBC Two launches with a power cut because of the fire at Battersea Power Station. (20. April 1964)

DSV Alvin is commissioned. (5. June 1964)

The Belgian Congo is renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (1. August 1964)

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

North Vietnamese Army begins infiltration of South Vietnam. (18. September 1964)

The Philadelphia race riot begins. (28. August 1964)