Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, wiped out a third of the city's population.
The Family Circus Comic Strip by Bill Keane debuted.
France became the fourth nuclear-capable nation following its successful Gerboise Bleue atomic test.
The first 8 stars are added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Queen Elizabeth II announced that the Royal family is called Windsor, while her offspring are named Mountbatten-Windsor.
Four black students start the Greensboro sit-ins.
The 'Trieste' dives to a record depth of 10,911 metres (35,797 ft).
Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy gave a speech announcing that he was running for US President.
