NASA's Explorer 6 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Cliff Richard and The Drifters' single 'Living Doll' reached number one in the UK charts and stayed there for six weeks.
Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev have a 'kitchen debate'.
American sci-fi horror movie 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' premiered.
Mary Leakey discovered ancient skull remains in Tanzania, Africa.
The Disneyland Monorail System opened to the public in Anaheim, California.
Christopher Cockerell first presents the hovercraft.
The first ballistic missile submarine was launched from Groton, Connecticut, US.
Gypsy opened at Broadway Theater in NYC for 702 performances.
The North Vietnamese Army begins organizing the Ho Chi Minh trail.
The first Grammy Awards was held.
One of the first modern programming languages is created.
The Dalai Lama received political asylum in India after fleeing from China.
The black and white romantic comedy 'Some Like it Hot' was released to movie theaters in New York City.
The Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India.
Robert Foster made a world record for holding his breath underwater.
A revolt erupts in Lhasa, sparking the Tibetan uprising.
Barbie was presented to the public for the first time.
Miles Davis records Kind of Blue.
The US Air Force launched the Discoverer 1 reconnaissance satellite.
Jimi Hendrix played his first gig at Temple de Hirsch Synagogue, Seattle, USA.
Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba.
The Soviet R-7 Semyorka, the world's first Intercontinental ballistic missile, became operational.
The first microchip is patented.
Rock and roll musician Buddy Holly died during a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
A three-day-long 'dense smog' rolled through London.
Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' was released in theaters.
Five boys rediscovered the Caves of Nerja in Andalucia, Spain.
Charles de Gaulle becomes president of France.
The world's most famous clown 'Bozo' premiered live on KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, California, US.
Singer Buddy Holly's last song was released.
The Soviet spacecraft Luna I became the first to pass the moon.
Alaska became the 49th State to join the United States of America.
Luna 1 is launched.
Fidel Castro's revolutionary forces overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Tokyo Tower opened to the public.
Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, was launched into orbit.
A Soviet expedition led by Yevgeny Tolstikov reached the Pole of Inaccessibility for the first time.
The French colony of Ubangi-Shari, now known as the Central African Republic, gained autonomy from France.
The US SM-65 Atlas missile completed the first successful intercontinental ballistic missile launch.
Pan American Airways made the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris.
The Smurfs were published for the first time in Spirou magazine in Belgium.
Paddington Bear makes his debut.
NASA launched its first space probe, Pioneer 1.
World's first internal pacemaker implanted.
After 67 years of colonial rule, the Republic of Guinea gained independence from France.
Businessman Momofuku Ando marketed the first-ever pre-cooked instant noodles.
Lolita is First Published in the US.
The Arab Federation is dissolved.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which became NASA.
