The Pink Panther film premiered, directed by Blake Edwards with a theme by Henry Mancini.
Frank Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped.
President John F. Kennedy's funeral was held in Washington, D.C.
President Lyndon Johnson had his first day in office after becoming the 36th president of the United States.
Push-button telephones were made available to the general public for the first time.
The Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, was officially opened.
The second James Bond spy movie, 'From Russia With Love,' was released in London.
Mary Ann Fischer gave birth to quintuplets, who became the first US quintuplets to survive past infancy.
A 34-year-old grandmother gave birth to four male quintuplets in Venezuela.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic 'I Have a Dream' speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
James Meredith became the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
The United States Postal Service introduced ZIP codes for US mail.
The iconic book 'The Feminine Mystique' was published by Betty Friedan.