UWF Events

• Escambia County purchases 13 parcels of land for $1.2 million to form 1,000-acre campus
• Harold B. Crosby named first UWF president

World Events

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes
• Major earthquake rocks Alaska
• Lyndon Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater to pursue the Great Society
• The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution leads to Vietnam War
• Ranger 7 lunar probe crashes into moon
• “Watusi” and “frug” heat up discotheques
• Beatles arrive in America
• 73 million viewers tune in to the Beatles’ appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show
• Tokyo Olympic games televised live via satellite
• Cassius Clay wins heavyweight boxing title