Construction started on Chicago’s first-ever skyscraper for the Home Insurance Company of New York.
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The Beatles performed their final show in England at Empire Pool in Wembley, London.
Crown Prince Naruhito became the Emperor of Japan following his father's abdication.
Despite running out of oxygen, Jim Whittaker became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
The Acts of Union were passed, officially uniting England and Scotland as one country.
A national strike began in the United States, calling for an eight-hour workday instead of 12 hours.
