The Soviet Union sent a dog into space aboard the spacecraft Sputnik II.
Queen Elizabeth II personally opened the 23rd parliamentary session in Canada, the first and only time for her.
Sputnik 1 became Earth's first artificial satellite to go into orbit.
Arkansas' Governor used the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering school.
US Marine Major John Glenn's 'Project Bullet' broke the transcontinental speed record.
Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president to fly in a helicopter.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at a church dinner party.
