The Luna 2 spacecraft by the Soviet Union became the first human-made artifact to land on the moon’s surface.
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The IBM 305 RAMAC commercial computer was announced to the public.
Hindi became the official language of India.
Pope Paul VI canonized Elizabeth Anne Seton as the first American saint.
The American sitcom 'The Golden Girls' premiered on NBC.
