Three Protest Songs

January, Only a pawn in their game, Bob Dylan

March, Mississippi Goddam, Nina Simone

December, A change is goona come, Sam Cooke (who died that month)

Anti-war Songs

In 1964 there were many anti-wr songs including
"There but for Fortune" "One More Parade" and "Talkin' Vietnam" by American Phil Ochs
"Universal Soldier" and "Now That The Buffalo's Gone" by Canadian Buffy Sainte-Marie
"With God on Our Side" by Bob Dylan
"Apache Tears" and "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" by Johnny Cash
"What Did You Learn in School Today?" by American Tom Paxton

Goldfinger

This year saw the release of the third James Bond film with Sean Connery in the tite role. The previous ones were Dr No and From Russia with love. Gold Finger was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. It also starred Honor Blackman as Bond girl Pussy Galore and Gert Fröbe as the title character Auric Goldfinger, along with Shirley Eaton as the iconic Bond girl Jill Masterson. It is said that Fleming took the name from architect Ernő Goldfinger. Shirley Bassey sang the song Goldfinger at the beginning.

Aswan Dam, Egypt

In 1964 the first dam construction stage was completed and the reservoir started filling

Mary Poppins

The American musical fantasy film Mary Poppins was released August 27, 1964, to critical acclaim and commercial success. It was the highest-grossing film of 1964 and, at one time, Disney's highest-grossing film ever. It received 13 Academy Awards nominations and won five (Best Actress [Julie Andrews]; Film Editing; Original Music Score; Visual Effects; Original Song [Chim Chim Cher-ee]). Mary Poppins is considered Walt Disney's crowning live-action achievement, and is the only one of his films which earned a Best Picture nomination in his lifetime.

Director: Robert Stevenson; Producer: Walt Disney; Songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers; Screenplay: Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi. Based on P. L. Travers's book series Mary Poppins.

The film was shot entirely at Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California, using painted London background scenes.