Nelson Mandela returned to South Africa and was arrested for illegally leaving the country.
The Soviet Union launched its second reconnaissance satellite, Kosmos 4.
Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed while performing a public prayer at the city hall in Albany, Georgia, US.
The Mariner 1 Space Probe was forced to self-destruct minutes after launching.
The Rolling Stones had their first performance at the Marquee Club in London.
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.
NASA launched Telstar 1, the world's first active communications satellite.
Andy Warhol presented his artwork for the first time at the Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles, US.
Algeria claimed its independence from France after being ruled for 132 years.
The first Walmart store opened in Rogers, Arkansas.
