Both Michael Jackson and the Bee Gees were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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United States President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
The world's first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was used in a public postal system in the United Kingdom.
The Sack of Rome occurred.
Bobcat Goldthwait was charged with two misdemeanors after setting a chair on fire during his appearance on 'The Tonight Show.'
The first issue of the New York Herald was published by James Gordon Bennett, costing 1 cent per issue.
