The following events occurred in June 1964:
June 21, 1964: Three civil rights workers disappear in rural Mississippi
June 16, 1964: Earthquake levels buildings in Japan
The following events occurred in August 1964:
June 1964
…Roberts and James Jordan. Under the direction of Deputy Price, the three were buried in an earthen dam. Their bodies would remain undiscovered until August 4. Jim Bunning pitched the first perfect game in the National League in 84 years, guiding the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6–0 win over the New York Mets…
August 20, 1964: U.S. President Johnson signs the Economic Opportunity Act into law during the War on Poverty
U.S. Navy destroyer USS Maddox (DD-731)
August 4, 1964: The bodies of Schwerner, Goodman and Chaney
Proposed Apollo "X" spacecraft in launch and Earth-orbit configurations