To Kill a Mockingbird film was released.
Robert Mulligan directed this film adaptation of the novel by Harper Lee. The film starred Gregory Peck, who went on to win Best Actor at the Academy Awards.
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The James Webb Space Telescope was launched from the Guiana Space Center.
Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Colony forbade game playing on Christmas.
The play 'Why Marry?' opened at the Astor Theatre in New York City.
Christmas was celebrated in Rome, marking the first time in recorded history that the holiday was celebrated.
The show trial of Romanian Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu occurred.
