The Rolling Stones hit single “Paint It Black” reached number 1 in the US.
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Alabama Governor George Wallace stood in front of the schoolhouse door, refusing entry to two African American students.
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into Earth's orbit atop a Delta II rocket.
Uruguay defeated Italy 1-0 in La Plata, Argentina, to win their first FIFA U-20 World Cup.
After narrowly escaping a shipwreck, British explorer Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial by Steven Spielberg was released.
