The Beatles performed their final show in England at Empire Pool in Wembley, London.
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Mr. Potato Head was officially released, originally only consisting of the accessories which were stuck in an actual potato.
The Empire State Building opened.
General Mills introduced Cheerios.
Amtrak began operating as the United States' passenger railroad company.
Despite running out of oxygen, Jim Whittaker became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
