1187 events
Cold War: Nikita Khrushchev announced that the Soviet Union was holding American pilot Francis Gary Powers, whose spy pl
American physicist Theodore Maiman operated the first working laser at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu
Ghana became a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president.
Sirimavo Bandaranaike (pictured) was sworn in as prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically…
The extratropical remnants of an Atlantic hurricane reached the Gulf of St
B. Anthony Stewart is credited with the first image on the cover of National Geographic featuring the 49-star flag of…
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. vice president Richard Nixon held an impromptu debate (pictured) at the…
US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela
US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela
The F-4 Phantom II, the principal air superiority jet fighter for both the U
South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor
The United Kingdom tested its first hydrogen bomb over Malden Island in Operation Grapple
Led by John Diefenbaker (pictured), the Progressive Conservative Party won a plurality of House of Commons seats in the
Ellen Fairclough (pictured) became the first woman to be appointed to the cabinet of Canada
In a nationwide referendum, Gamal Abdel Nasser (pictured) was elected President of Egypt, a post he held until his death
Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed
Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell (pictured) and nine other preeminent intellectuals and scientists issued the…
The Austrian State Treaty came into effect, ending the Allied occupation of Austria, although the country was not free…
The Austrian State Treaty came into effect, ending the Allied occupation of Austria, although the country was not free…
