1964

Lyndon B. Johnson elected president
Civil Rights Act
War on Poverty declared by President Johnson as part of Great Society Programs (largest U.S. government social programs since the New Deal)
Boeing 747, first jumbo jet
"Nova Express," "Crab Nebula" by William S. Burroughs
"See the Moon?" by Donald Barthelme
Rolling Stones enter U.S. Top 40 for first time
"A Hard Day's Night," directed by Richard Lester
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles