James Bond makes his theatrical debut.
American rock band, The Beach Boys released their first album, 'Surfin' Safari.'
Singer Bob Dylan played at New York's famous Carnegie Hall.
The world population on Earth passed 3 billion.
First live transatlantic television signal.
The Rolling Stones had their first performance at the Marquee Club in London.
Andy Warhol presented his artwork for the first time at the Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles, US.
Chile and Italy played one of the most violent soccer games in history.
Benjamin Britten's War Requiem is premiered.
Marilyn Monroe performed 'Happy Birthday, Mr. President' for President J.F. Kennedy's 45th birthday.
Neil Armstrong flew the X-15 craft to an altitude of 34 miles (54.6 km).
Bob Dylan releases his first album.
The filming of the first James Bond movie, 'Dr. No,' began.
New York City modernized its subway by starting its first unmanned trains.
The Beatles signed on with their first formal manager, Brian Epstein.
A painting that had been hung upside down in a museum was finally flipped upright after going unnoticed for over a month.
The American romantic comedy 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' starring Audrey Hepburn, was released in the US.
Boeing CH-47 Chinook takes flight for the first time.
Sabena Flight 458 crashed, killing the entire US Figure Skating team.
Jane Fonda starts her acting career with 'A String of Beads' on NBC.
Patsy Cline released her single 'I Fall to Pieces.'
Elvis Presley reached number one in the UK charts with 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?'
Walt Disney's animation '101 Dalmatians' was released in theaters.
A B-52 bomber carrying two nuclear bombs broke up mid-air over North Carolina.
First episode of Coronation Street airs.
Paul McCartney and Pete Best were arrested.
The American epic historical drama movie 'Spartacus' premiered in New York City.
American animated sitcom 'The Flintstones,' which romanticized the Stone Age debuted on ABC.
First Two-Way Telephonic Conversation With a Satellite.
Harper Lee's book 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was published by J. B. Lippincott & Co.
Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho is premiered.
The comedy movie 'The Apartment' was released in New York, US.
Theodore Maiman fires the first functional laser.
Stanley Kramer became the first person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes was granted the first patent for a laser.
The Family Circus Comic Strip by Bill Keane debuted.
The first 8 stars are added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The 'Trieste' dives to a record depth of 10,911 metres (35,797 ft).
Adventures of Asterix was first published in the French magazine 'Pilote.'
Guggenheim Museum opens in New York City.
Cliff Richard and The Drifters' single 'Living Doll' reached number one in the UK charts and stayed there for six weeks.
American sci-fi horror movie 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' premiered.
The Disneyland Monorail System opened to the public in Anaheim, California.
Christopher Cockerell first presents the hovercraft.
Gypsy opened at Broadway Theater in NYC for 702 performances.
The first Grammy Awards was held.
One of the first modern programming languages is created.
The black and white romantic comedy 'Some Like it Hot' was released to movie theaters in New York City.
Miles Davis records Kind of Blue.
Jimi Hendrix played his first gig at Temple de Hirsch Synagogue, Seattle, USA.
