Despite running out of oxygen, Jim Whittaker became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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Mr. Potato Head was officially released, originally only consisting of the accessories which were stuck in an actual potato.
Pluto was officially named.
Same-sex marriage was legalized in Sweden.
The Acts of Union were passed, officially uniting England and Scotland as one country.
The Royal Air Force began a series of attacks on Argentina's Air Force in the Falkland Islands.
