Jim “Catfish” Hunter of the Oakland Athletics pitched the ninth perfect game, defeating the Minnesota Twins (4-0).
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The film and television production and distribution studio Paramount Pictures was founded.
Richard Nixon was harassed in Peru.
After laying siege to Orléans for nearly seven months, England's forces finally gave up and simply marched away.
NASA's Atlas-Centaur rocket exploded mid-air during its first test flight.
The British runner, Henry Barrett, ran a world record marathon at 2 hours, 42 minutes, and 31 seconds in the Polytechnic Marathon in London.
