Mary Ann Fischer gave birth to quintuplets, who became the first US quintuplets to survive past infancy.
A 34-year-old grandmother gave birth to four male quintuplets in Venezuela.
Hotline established between Washington and Moscow.
Evergreen Bridge opens for traffic for the first time.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic 'I Have a Dream' speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
First Person to Enter Space Twice.
James Meredith became the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty is Signed.
Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous communications satellite is launched.
The United States Postal Service introduced ZIP codes for US mail.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy holds his iconic 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini becomes Pope Paul VI.
The 'Red Telephone' is instituted.
The TIROS-7 meteorological satellite was launched atop a Thor-Delta rocket.
The US Supreme Court decided that public schools aren't allowed to study the bible or pray.
Alabama Governor George Wallace stood in front of the schoolhouse door, refusing entry to two African American students.
The US signed the Equal Pay Act to reduce the difference in pay between sexes.
32 African countries form a coalition against white rule.
Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail is published.
Despite running out of oxygen, Jim Whittaker became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Martin Luther King Jr. writes 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'.
President John F. Kennedy granted Winston Churchill the first-ever honorary US citizenship.
Martin Luther King started his first of many non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, US.
Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay closed its gates for good.
The Élysée Treaty formalizes the reconciliation between Germany and France.
'Lawrence of Arabia' film directed by David Lean, was released in the United States.
The Mariner 2 space probe completed the first-ever flyby of Venus.
NASA launched the first-ever active repeater communications satellite.
War between China and India ends.
United Nations passes resolution to condemn Apartheid in South Africa.
The Cuban Missile Crisis Ended.
Uganda became a member state of the United Nations.
War breaks out between India and China.
The Cuban Missile Crisis began.
Uganda gained independence from British rule.
Canada launches its 1st satellite.
Establishment of Yemen Arab Republic.
The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is officially created.
The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opened in New York City.
Singer Bob Dylan played at New York's famous Carnegie Hall.
Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tebogo were admitted to the United Nations.
American department store Kohl's opened their first store in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
NASA Launches Mariner 2.
France's President Charles de Gaulle Survives an Assassination Attempt.
Jamaican Independence.
Nelson Mandela returned to South Africa and was arrested for illegally leaving the country.
Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed while performing a public prayer at the city hall in Albany, Georgia, US.
The Mariner 1 Space Probe was forced to self-destruct minutes after launching.
The Rolling Stones had their first performance at the Marquee Club in London.
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.
