The oldest natural pearl discovered off the Abu Dhabi coast was estimated to be 8,000 years old.
Source
Major Australian newspapers blacked out their front pages in protest against press restrictions on printing whistleblower stories.
The American musical comedy ''My Fair Lady,” starring Audrey Hepburn, was released in the US.
Otto IV was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ITOS-B weather satellite launched atop a Delta rocket.
The catastrophic Tragedy of Aberfan occurred in South Wales, killing many who were in a local school, mostly children.
