The Speech that Launched Ronald Reagan into National Prominence: “A Time for Choosing”
Many versions of the speech exist, since it was altered over many weeks. Contrary to popular belief, however, the speech was not given at the 1964 …
1964
The Murder of JFK’s Mistress, Mary Pinchot Meyer
On October 12, 1964, Mary Pinchot Meyer, a Washington socialite, went for her usual jog along the Potomac River in a fairly deserted section of …
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident: A Fake Attack on a 2nd U.S. Ship that was Used to Infuriate Americans and Gain their Support for the Vietnam War
A false claim in 1964 that a 2nd US ship was attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin. This was reported to infuriate Americans and deceive …
Dr. Mary Sherman, Working on Weaponized Cancer at a Secret US Gov’t Facility, Found in her Apartment with Half of Her Body Incinerated
Murder of Dr. Mary Sherman, an expert in radiation and cancer research, who was working on weaponizing cancer at a secret government facility. The public …
Barry Goldwater’s Speech Accepting the Republican Presidential Nomination
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice” was the biggest applause line of Barry Goldwater’s speech accepting his party’s nomination as a presidential candidate. …
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Becomes Law
From the May 28, 2012, issue of NR. This magazine has long specialized in debunking pernicious political myths, and Jonah Goldberg has now provided an illuminating …
SIECUS is Founded by Former Planned Parenthood Director with Seed Money from Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner
In 1964, May 14, an organization was started in the State of New York called the Sex Information and Education Council of the United States, …
NY Times v. Sullivan Decision: The 1st Amendment Prohibits Damages to Public Figures for Defamation unless Resulting from “Actual Malice”
The 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan has since protected many media outlets from lawsuits in spite of their intentional ‘hit pieces.’ D.C. Circuit …