Walter Frederick Morrison sold the rights to the Pluto Platter to Wham-O, who soon changed the toy’s name to “Frisbee.”
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Hawaii was shaken by an eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano that lasted 300 days and destroyed a coastal village.
Twelve camels found to have Botox in their lips were disqualified from a Camel Beauty Contest.
Seventeen people went on trial in the second Moscow Trials.
The last signal from the Pioneer 10 space probe was received.
Adrian Hidalgo set the world record for spinning a diabolo around his leg 117 times in 1 minute.