The Beatles made their first appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show” and pulled in a record-breaking 73.7 million viewers.
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Five Pharaoh sculptures were discovered in the temple of Luxor.
The Soviet R-7 Semyorka, the world's first Intercontinental ballistic missile, became operational.
Daylight Saving started in the US.
A record low temperature was recorded and reached a bone-chilling -15°F in Central Park, New York City.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a 48-hour working week order to increase production during World War II.