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February 20, 1964

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Headlines from February 20, 1964

Lobbyist's Keys to Capitol Stir Questions by Mahoney

By Unknown Author

article discussed and denounced on Sen floor; Sen Mahoney, commenting on keys, says Grutzner would not write it if it was not true; Sen Speno fears 'uninformed' readers will draw 'unfortunate inferences'; Sen Duffy sees Sen convicted by Grutzner; suggests probe of why article was written at this time; Sen Zaretzki charges Feb 19 ed was attempt to intimidate him and influence his actions; calls Times lobby for Gov Rockefeller; charges it never publishes Dem attacks on Rockefeller; other criticism noted

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Key Particle Found in the Atom, Ending Nuclear Physics ‘Chaos’

By Unknown Author

Sub-atomic particle omega-minus discovered, Prof Matthews rept in Brit pub New Scientist; properties regarded as long-sought link in relationship between other such particles in atom's center; discovery made at Brook haven Lab (US) and Eur Research Center (Geneva); Profs Ohnuki (Japan) and Gell-Mann (US) among contributors; theoretical breakthrough came from Ohnuki in '60 paper suggesting that correct aspect to study was not rotating but mathematically related notion called 'unitary transformations'; discovery seen confirming Gell-Mann theory; his work discussed

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 19, 1964, covering February 20, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Singing Nun by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    The Singing Nun

    The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  3. 3
    Album cover for Introducing...The Beatles by The Beatles

    Introducing...The Beatles

    The Beatles

    Last week
    22
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for In The Wind by Peter| Paul & Mary

    In The Wind

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  5. 5
    Album cover for Honey In The Horn by Al Hirt

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    23

Notable Births

Willie Garson

1964Willie Garson, American actor and director (died 2021)[†]

William Garson Paszamant was an American actor. He appeared in over 75 films and more than 300 TV episodes. He was known for playing Stanford Blatch on the series Sex and the City, in the related films Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2 and in the spin-off And Just Like That..., Mozzie in the series White Collar from 2009 to 2014, Ralph in the 2005 romantic comedy Little Manhattan, Gerard Hirsch in the reboot of Hawaii Five-0, and Martin Lloyd in the sci-fi series Stargate SG-1.

Tom Harris (British politician)

1964Tom Harris, Scottish journalist and politician[†]

Thomas Harris is a British journalist and former politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow South, formerly Glasgow Cathcart, from 2001 to 2015. A former member of Scottish Labour, he left the party in August 2018. Since 2021 he has been lead non-executive director of the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and Advocate General for Scotland.

1964Jeff Maggert, American golfer[†]

Jeffrey Allan Maggert is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

1964French Stewart, American actor[†]

Milton French-Stewart, known professionally as French Stewart, is an American actor. He played Harry Solomon on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, Inspector Gadget in the superhero comedy film Inspector Gadget 2 and Chef Rudy on the CBS sitcom Mom.

Historical Context for February 20, 1964

In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]