1964
Civil Rights Act
1964 is a year in the twentieth century, between 1963 and 1965.
Like other year numbers, it functions as a noun in 1964, an adjective the 1964 election, or shorthand for events of that time another 1964 could happen.
Years become cultural markers: 1964 evokes the Beatles, the Civil Rights Act, and the beginning of major U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Iconic American sports coupe
- Great Society1960s federal reform initiative
- War on PovertyGovernment campaign against indigence
- Gulf of TonkinInlet between Vietnam, China
- Muhammad AliLegendary heavyweight champion
World's Fair · Jeopardy! · The Addams Family · Bewitched · Mary Poppins · My Fair Lady · Goldfinger · Rolling Stones
Cold War partition
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
- BrezhnevSoviet general secretary
- communismCollective ownership system
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
KGB · CIA · NATO · Warsaw Pact · Iron Curtain · nuclear arms race · espionage · proxy wars
Sixties pop culture frenzy
- Fab FourIconic sixties rock quartet
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
- British InvasionSixties UK music takeover
- Ed Sullivan ShowPioneering television variety series
mop-top · screaming fans · John Lennon · Paul McCartney · George Harrison · Ringo Starr · Capitol Records · hysteria
Law prohibiting discrimination
- Freedom Summer1964 voting rights campaign
- segregationForced separation by group
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
- voter registrationSigning up for elections
Lyndon B. Johnson · Martin Luther King Jr. · Malcolm X · Mississippi · sit-ins · Jim Crow · March on Washington · Nobel Peace Prize
Age-defined peer group
- postwarAfter hostilities end
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- coming of ageReaching adult status
- youth cultureAdolescent collective identity
counterculture · teenage · college students · suburbs · optimism · prosperity · consumer culture · rock and roll
Sports competitors
- medalsAwards for achievement
- torch relaySequential bearing of ceremonial fire
- opening ceremonyFormal start of event
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
judo · volleyball · marathon · swimming · gymnastics · international competition · sportsmanship · podium
Ford Mustang
Iconic American sports coupe
- Great Society1960s federal reform initiative
- War on PovertyGovernment campaign against indigence
- Gulf of TonkinInlet between Vietnam, China
Muhammad Ali · World's Fair · Jeopardy! · The Addams Family · Bewitched · Mary Poppins · My Fair Lady · Goldfinger · Rolling Stones · Bob Dylan
Berlin Wall
Cold War partition
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
- BrezhnevSoviet general secretary
- communismCollective ownership system
capitalism · KGB · CIA · NATO · Warsaw Pact · Iron Curtain · nuclear arms race · espionage · proxy wars · Red Scare
Beatlemania
Sixties pop culture frenzy
- Fab FourIconic sixties rock quartet
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
- British InvasionSixties UK music takeover
Ed Sullivan Show · mop-top · screaming fans · John Lennon · Paul McCartney · George Harrison · Ringo Starr · Capitol Records · hysteria · mania
Civil Rights Act
Law prohibiting discrimination
- Freedom Summer1964 voting rights campaign
- segregationForced separation by group
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
Lyndon B. Johnson · Martin Luther King Jr. · Malcolm X · voter registration · Mississippi · sit-ins · Jim Crow · March on Washington · Nobel Peace Prize · NAACP
generation
Age-defined peer group
- postwarAfter hostilities end
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- coming of ageReaching adult status
youth culture · counterculture · teenage · college students · suburbs · optimism · prosperity · consumer culture · rock and roll · rebellion
athletes
Sports competitors
- medalsAwards for achievement
- torch relaySequential bearing of ceremonial fire
- opening ceremonyFormal start of event
Japan · judo · volleyball · marathon · swimming · gymnastics · international competition · sportsmanship · podium · record-breaking
- Sixtieshippies, Beatles, Woodstock, Vietnam War, JFK