March 1964

Friday 06:

Tom O'Hara sets a new world record for the indoor mile run by completing it in 3 minutes, 56.4 seconds.

Monday 09:

The first Ford Mustang rolls off the assembly line at Ford Motor Company.

Tuesday 10:

The Ford Mustang is first produced by the Ford Motor Company.

Friday 13:

A young woman, Kitty Genovese is murdered in front of multiple witnesses who all fail to help her, in an incident which shocks the world and prompts investigation into the Bystander effect.

Saturday 14:

A jury in Dallas, Texas finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.

Friday 20:

1964 – The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organization) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.

Saturday 21:

In Copenhagen, Denmark, Gigliola Cinquetti wins the ninth Eurovision Song Contest for Italy singing "Non ho l'età" (I'm not old enough).

Friday 27:

The Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes South Central Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.

Saturday 28:

The first pirate radio station, Radio Caroline, is established.

Monday 30:

The game show Jeopardy! debuts on television.

Tuesday 31:

The Dictatorship in Brazil, under the aegis of general Castello Branco, begins.