- President Kennedy advises all "prudent families" to have a bomb shelter.
- The DNA genetic code is broken.
- The IBM Selectric typewriter is introduced.
- The United States launches its first test of the Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile.
- Construction of the Berlin Wall begins, restricting movement between East Berlin and West Berlin and forming a clear boundary between West Germany and East Germany, Western Europe and Eastern Europe.
- The Vietnam War officially begins, as the first American helicopters arrive in Saigon along with 400 U.S. personnel.
- "Barbie" gets a boyfriend when the "Ken" doll is introduced.
- Russians send the first man into space.
- John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th President of the United States.
- President of the United States John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps.
- The longrunning soap opera General Hospital debuted on ABC.
- Baseball player Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hits his 61st home run in the last game of the season, against the Boston Red Sox, beating the 34-year-old record held by Babe Ruth.
- Adolf Eichmann is pronounced guilty of crimes against humanity by a panel of 3 Israeli judges.
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