The red robin was officially named Britain's National Bird.
The first Domino's Pizza opened in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey discovered a 1.4 million-year-old Homo erectus in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.
Paul McCartney and Pete Best were arrested.
Ruby Bridges became the first African American girl to take classes at an all-white school in Louisiana.
A chimpanzee was observed for the first time making and using tools.
The US government began its trade embargo against Cuba.
The American epic historical drama movie 'Spartacus' premiered in New York City.
Nigeria, Africa, gained its independence from British rule.
American animated sitcom 'The Flintstones,' which romanticized the Stone Age debuted on ABC.
The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
John F. Kennedy was nominated as a presidential candidate by the US Democrats.
Harper Lee's book 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was published by J. B. Lippincott & Co.
The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago.
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, wiped out a third of the city's population.
The Family Circus Comic Strip by Bill Keane debuted.
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.
Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy gave a speech announcing that he was running for US President.
