Christopher Cockerell first presents the hovercraft.
The first ballistic missile submarine was launched from Groton, Connecticut, US.
The North Vietnamese Army begins organizing the Ho Chi Minh trail.
The first Grammy Awards was held.
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.
Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba.
A three-day-long 'dense smog' rolled through London.
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.
Alaska became the 49th State to join the United States of America.
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.
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.
NASA launched its first space probe, Pioneer 1.
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.
The Arab Federation is dissolved.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which became NASA.
Coup in Iraq.
Lituya Bay megatsunami.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law.
The US Navy's Vanguard SLV-2 launch vehicle failed to reach Earth's orbit.
Queen Elizabeth II opened London Gatwick Airport.
The first satellite launched by the US, the Explorer 1, stopped transmitting data.
An Australian man became the first to circumnavigate the world in an amphibious vehicle.
The United States and Canada formed NORAD – the North American Air Defense Command.
Richard Nixon was harassed in Peru.
US Air Force Major Howard Johnson set the world aircraft altitude record in a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. He broke the world altitude record by flying to 91,243 feet.
Vice President Richard Nixon started a goodwill tour in South America to show that the US was committed to the region.
Elvis Presley enlisted in the US army.
Prince Philip of Edinburgh opened Britain's first planetarium at Madame Tussaud's in London.
NASA launched the Vanguard I satellite.
Gerald Holtom presented his peace symbol design to the British Direct Action Committee, who accepted it immediately.
A nuclear bomb was lost off the coast of Georgia, US.
The first American satellite, Explorer 1, was launched into space.
François Duvalier, also known as Papa Doc, became the President of Haiti.
Queen Elizabeth II personally opened the 23rd parliamentary session in Canada, the first and only time for her.
Thalidomide was launched in Germany, under the trade name Contergan.
Camp Nou, a stadium that seats over 99,000 opens its doors for football fans.
Arkansas' Governor used the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering school.
