Jump on our Virtual Newsstand as we journey back to 1964. See and read the comic books on sale month by month, and find out the major news of the day.

January: U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry reports smoking may be hazardous to health. First such statement from U.S. government.

February: The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show to an audience of 73 million. Launching Beatlemania in the U.S.

March: European Space Research Organization is established. This will later become the European Space Agency.

April: Jerrie Mock completes first around-the-world airplane solo flight by a woman. This took 29.5 days in the Spirit of Columbus.

May: John G Kemeny & Thomas E Kurtz run computer program written in BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code).

June: Nelson Mandela and 7 others sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa. They are sent to the Robben Island prison.

July: Ranger 7 sends close-up images of Moon. They are 1,000 times clearer than anything ever seen from Earth-bound telescopes.

August: Mary Poppins has world premiere. It wins 5 Academy Awards & is the first Disney film to be nominated for Best Picture.

September: Warren Commission, first official investigation of assassination of President John F. Kennedy, submits report.

October: Labour Party beats the Conservative Party in UK election. New prime minister is Harold Wilson.

November: President Lyndon B. Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater in U.S. presidential election with over 60 percent of popular vote.

December: At the age of 35 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. becomes the second African American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.