The leaders of Germany and Israel confer for the first time.
NASA launched the Pioneer 5 space probe from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Alberto Korda takes his famous picture of revolutionary Che Guevara.
The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago.
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, wiped out a third of the city's population.
France became the fourth nuclear-capable nation following its successful Gerboise Bleue atomic test.
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.
Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy gave a speech announcing that he was running for US President.
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the document that laid out the rights of children around the world.
Adventures of Asterix was first published in the French magazine 'Pilote.'
Guggenheim Museum opens in New York City.
The Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 allowed the world to look at the far side of the moon for the first time.
Typhoon Vera struck Japan with winds exceeding 160 miles per hour.
Vanguard 3 is launched into Earth's orbit.
The Luna 2 spacecraft by the Soviet Union became the first human-made artifact to land on the moon's surface.
The Soviet Union's Luna 2 space probe became the first spacecraft to reach the moon's surface.
Hawaii becomes 50th state.
NASA's Explorer 6 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev have a 'kitchen debate'.
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.
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.
The Soviet R-7 Semyorka, the world's first Intercontinental ballistic missile, became operational.
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.
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.
NASA launched its first space probe, Pioneer 1.
