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May 30, 1964

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INTEGRATION PLAN MEETS OPPOSITION OF SCHOOL AIDES; Junior High Principals Call It a Gimmick to Satisfy ‘Pressure Groups’; ACTION TERMED HASTY; Gross Explains Program—Civil Rights Leaders Are Reserving Judgment

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Gross meets with principals, field supts, local school bd and PTA leaders to muster support for plan; chief complaint is short time (20 days) available before end of term to make changes at jr and sr hs levels; Jr HS Principals Assn most critical of proposals that would lead to elimination of jr hss; assn pres Murray comments

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Mississippi Is Gripped by Fear; Of Violence in Civil Rights Drive

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Miss whites and Negroes fear that student volunteer project may lead to violence; Legis passes number of laws aimed at restricting demonstrations; State Hwy Patrol increased, law enforcement agencies make para-mil preparations; civil rights leaders charge reign of terror against Negroes in 6 southwestern counties; some incidents noted; views of Negroes and white supremacists quoted

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 27, 1964, covering May 30, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Beatles' Second Album by The Beatles

    The Beatles' Second Album

    The Beatles

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

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    2
    Peak
    2
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    15
  3. 3
    Album cover for Funny Girl by Barbra Streisand

    Funny Girl

    Barbra Streisand

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    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly by Louis Armstrong

    Hello; Dolly

    Louis Armstrong

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    18
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18

Notable Births

Wynonna Judd

1964Wynonna Judd, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress[†]

Wynonna Ellen Judd, known simply as Wynonna, is an American country music singer. She is one of the most widely recognized and awarded female country musicians in history. She has had 19 No. 1 singles, including those with The Judds. She first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in their mother-daughter country music duo, The Judds. They released seven albums on Curb Records, in addition to 26 singles, of which 14 were No. 1 hits.

Andrea Montermini

1964Andrea Montermini, Italian race car driver[†]

Andrea Montermini is an Italian racing driver. He drove in Formula One from 1994 to 1996.

Tom Morello

1964Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor[†]

Thomas Baptist Morello is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He is known for his tenure with the rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. Between 2016 and 2019, Morello was a member of the supergroup Prophets of Rage. Morello was also a touring musician with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Under the moniker the Nightwatchman, Morello released his solo work. Together with Boots Riley, he formed Street Sweeper Social Club. Morello co-founded Axis of Justice, which airs a monthly program on Pacifica Radio station KPFK in Los Angeles.

Notable Deaths

1964Isaac Babalola Akinyele, Nigerian king (born 1882)[†]

Oba Sir Isaac Babalola Akinyele, KBE was the first educated Olubadan of Ibadan, and the second Christian to ascend the throne.

1964Eddie Sachs, American race car driver (born 1927)[†]

Edward Julius Sachs Jr, was a United States Auto Club driver who was known as the "Clown Prince of Auto Racing". He coined the phrase "If you can't win, be spectacular".

Leo Szilard

1964Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-American physicist and engineer (born 1898)[†]

Leo Szilard was a Hungarian-born physicist, biologist and inventor who made numerous important discoveries in nuclear physics and the biological sciences. He conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, and patented the idea in 1936. In late 1939 he wrote the letter for Albert Einstein's signature that resulted in the Manhattan Project that built the atomic bomb, and then in 1945 wrote the Szilard petition asking president Harry S. Truman to demonstrate the bomb without dropping it on civilians. According to György Marx, he was one of the Hungarian scientists known as The Martians.

Historical Context for May 30, 1964

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