2023 - 1964 (2024)

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What interesting facts happened in 1964? ›

1964 was the year the Beatles came to America, Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali, and three civil rights workers were murdered in Mississippi.

Circulated Condition: A typical 1964 quarter in circulated condition is worth about $5 due to its silver content. Uncirculated Condition: In uncirculated condition, these quarters can fetch prices between $7 and $10.

1964 was an eventful year -- a half-century ago, humans were making strides toward space travel beyond the Earth's orbit, and Tokyo hosted the 18th Summer Olympics. The Beatles took America by storm, as Race Riots gripped big cities -- and the the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law.

July 2 – President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, abolishing racial segregation in the United States. July 8 – U.S. military personnel announce that U.S. casualties in Vietnam have risen to 1,387, including 399 dead and 17 MIA.

These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1964. The Beatles had six number-one singles in 1964. "I Want to Hold Your Hand", one of those number ones, became the number-one single of the year.

The 1796 Draped Bust quarter was the first edition of the U.S. quarter. It's estimated that fewer than 700 of these extremely rare coins have survived to modern times. Value: One of these rare quarters sold at auction in 2022 for $1,740,000, making it the most valuable U.S. quarter.

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In 1965, quarter production changed to a clad composition planchet made of copper and nickel. However, a few (the exact number is unknown) were struck on a silver planchet instead. Silver 1965 quarters are worth over $7,000 because they were made by mistake!

Gas cost 30 cents a gallon, a loaf of bread cost 21 cents, a movie ticket set you back about $1.25 and the Olympics were held in Tokyo. Many things have changed, but now, 55 years later, one thing stays the same: The location of the next Olympic Games.

Baby boomers, often shortened to boomers, are the demographic cohort preceded by the Silent Generation and followed by Generation X. The generation is often defined as people born from 1946 to 1964 during the mid-20th century baby boom.

What is someone born in 1964 now? ›

How old am I if I was born in 1964? You are 56 or 57 years old as of 2021. The exact number depends on whether you've celebrated your birthday this year or not.

1964 was the year America grieved John F. Kennedy's assassination; the year Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act; the year when poverty, inequality, and war became part of our daily dialogue. Oh, and the girls went crazy over a very popular musical group, what were they called? Oh yes: The Beatles.

U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War: the Gulf of Tonkin and Escalation, 1964. In early August 1964, two U.S. destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces. In response to these reported incidents, President Lyndon B.

August 27 – The film Mary Poppins is released. Not only is it a massive hit with both critics and audiences, but it also becomes Disney's highest-grossing film of all time. It goes on to win five Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Julie Andrews.