Amtrak began operating as the United States’ passenger railroad company.
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The Beatles performed their final show in England at Empire Pool in Wembley, London.
Pluto was officially named.
Mr. Potato Head was officially released, originally only consisting of the accessories which were stuck in an actual potato.
Fidel Castro banned elections and declared Cuba to be a socialist nation.
Construction started on Chicago's first-ever skyscraper for the Home Insurance Company of New York.
