The first weather satellite (ESSA-1) was launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Harper Lee announced plans to publish a sequel to 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'
Switzerland opened the world's first commercial cheese factory.
The first paper money was issued in America in the Colony of Massachusetts.
A week-long blizzard struck Iran and killed 4,000 people, making it the deadliest in history.
Rock and roll musician Buddy Holly died during a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.