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.
The USSR launched the Sputnik III.
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.
Sputnik 2 soviet spacecraft burned up, returning through Earth's atmosphere.
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.
A patent was received for Ole Kirk Christiansen's LEGO plastic bricks.
Nine thousand scientists from 43 nations signed a petition to ban nuclear testing.
Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from orbit.
The European Economic Community (EEC) is founded.
The Soviet Union sent a dog into space aboard the spacecraft Sputnik II.
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.
The Federation of Malaya declares independence from the UK.
The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
US Marine Major John Glenn's 'Project Bullet' broke the transcontinental speed record.
First female parliamentarian in the Arab world is elected to office.
Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president to fly in a helicopter.
Louis St. Laurent resigned as the prime minister of Canada.
Four Austrian climbers become the first to conquer Broad Peak.
Toronto's CHUM-AM (1050 kHz) became Canada's first radio station to broadcast only the top 40 Rock n' Roll music format.
An assassination attempt was made on Gangster Frank Costello.
6 countries found the European Economic Community.
The Suez Canal reopens after the Suez Crisis.
Ghana becomes the first African country to gain independence from colonial rule.
Scandinavian Airlines System created the first route from Europe to the Far East, flying directly over the North Pole.
The electric typewriter went on sale for the first time in Syracuse, New York, USA.
Walter Frederick Morrison sold the rights to the Pluto Platter to Wham-O, who soon changed the toy's name to 'Frisbee.'
The first gorilla born in captivity, called Colo, was born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
Morocco's King Mohammed V returned after being exiled in 1955.
