The following events occurred in July 1964:
July 2, 1964: U.S. President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law
July 31, 1964: Ranger 7 sends back first close-up pictures of the Moon
July 5, 1964: Gustavo Díaz Ordaz elected 49th President of Mexico
Instrumentation pallets installed in place of astronauts on Gemini SC-2
The following events occurred in January 1964:
January 25, 1964: Echo 2, largest artificial satellite ever, put into orbit
January 11, 1964: U.S. government panel links cigarettes to lung cancer
January 29, 1964: Josef Rieder opens the Winter Olympics at Innsbruck
Demonstrators in Panama