Athlete Tom O’Hara smashed a world record by running 1 mile in just 3 minutes and 56.4 seconds.
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The first US telecast was made from an airplane flying over New York City.
Boxing champion Muhammad Ali relinquished his 'slave name' of Cassius Clay and joined Islam.
Dmitri Mendeleev presented the first periodic table.
Oreos first went on sale.
The Beatles released their single ''Let it Be."
