Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
The Soviet Union sent a dog into space aboard the spacecraft Sputnik II.
Queen Elizabeth II personally opened the 23rd parliamentary session in Canada, the first and only time for her.
Sputnik 1 became Earth's first artificial satellite to go into orbit.
Arkansas' Governor used the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering school.
US Marine Major John Glenn's 'Project Bullet' broke the transcontinental speed record.
Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president to fly in a helicopter.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at a church dinner party.
Louis St. Laurent resigned as the prime minister of Canada.
Toronto's CHUM-AM (1050 kHz) became Canada's first radio station to broadcast only the top 40 Rock n' Roll music format.
An assassination attempt was made on Gangster Frank Costello.
Scandinavian Airlines System created the first route from Europe to the Far East, flying directly over the North Pole.
The electric typewriter went on sale for the first time in Syracuse, New York, USA.
Walter Frederick Morrison sold the rights to the Pluto Platter to Wham-O, who soon changed the toy's name to 'Frisbee.'
