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August 1, 1964

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Headlines from August 1, 1964

RANGER TAKES CLOSE‐UP MOON PHOTOS REVEALING CRATERS ONLY 3 FEET WIDE; DATA GAINED ON LANDING SITE FOR MAN; Craft Hits Target Area; 4,000 Pictures Sent Back; Details of Lunar Region Seen Thousand Times Clearer Than Before‐Feat Hailed as Leap in Knowledge

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US Ranger VII spacecraft, before Impacting on surface, transmits 4,320 pictures 1,000 times clearer than any known; photos taken at distances ranging from 1,000 mi to 1,000 ft; feat hailed as great leap in man's knowledge; Dr G P Kuiper, Dr E Shoemaker, W A Whittaker and R L Heacock discuss it, news conf, Jet Propulsion Lab; rept enough data provided for 3-4 yrs study; rept white rays around some major craters caused by rocks thrown off in formation of craters; see dust layer insufficient to hinder manned landing; many small craters show soft outline; illus of moon at 3 mi, 1,000 ft and 235 mi

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 29, 1964, covering August 1, 1964.

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    Album cover for A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

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    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

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    24
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    Album cover for Hello; Dolly by Louis Armstrong

    Hello; Dolly

    Louis Armstrong

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    Album cover for Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim

    Getz/Gilberto

    Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim

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    Album cover for Funny Girl by Barbra Streisand

    Funny Girl

    Barbra Streisand

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    14

Notable Births

Adam Duritz

1964Adam Duritz, American singer-songwriter and producer[†]

Adam Fredric Duritz is an American singer, best known as the frontman for the rock band Counting Crows, for which he serves as a founding member and principal composer. Since its founding in 1991, Counting Crows has sold over 20 million records, released seven studio albums that have been certified gold or platinum, and been nominated for two Grammy Awards and an Academy Award.

Fiona Hyslop

1964Fiona Hyslop, Scottish businesswoman and politician[†]

Fiona Jane Hyslop is a Scottish politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for Transport since 2024. Hyslop has served in various offices under first ministers Salmond, Sturgeon, Yousaf and Swinney; as education secretary, culture secretary, and economy secretary as well as in junior ministerial roles. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Linlithgow constituency since 2011, having represented the Lothians region from 1999 to 2011.

Historical Events

Belgian Congo

1964The former Belgian Congo is renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[†]

The Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964.

Historical Context for August 1, 1964

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