- US census at 179,245,000.
- Miss America - Lynda Lee Mead from Natchez, MS.
- Minimum Wage - $1.00.
- Life Expectancy - 69.7 years.
- The Modular Systhesizer was introduced, developed by Robert Moog & Donald Bushla.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower was President & Richard Nixon was Vice President.
- John Kennedy was elected President by narrow margin (113,000 votes out of 69 million) beating VP Richard Nixon.
- Artificial Kidney was introduced.
- Birth Control Pill goes on sale in US.
- Clark Gable dies of heart attack at 59.
- The first Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (The Enterprise) was launched from Virginia.
- The U.S. launches Echo I, the world's first communication satellite (It used Collins Radio equipment).
- Chubby Checker introduces "The Twist" at the Peppermint Lounge in New York.
- The play "Camelot" opens at the Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances.
- "The Fantastics" and "Oliver" open in New York.
- 2,000 computers are delivered in the U.S.
- US Army promotes Elvis Presley to Sargeant, then ends 2 year hitch later in the year.
- 4 students stage 1st civil rights sit-in at Greensboro, NC Woolworth.
- "Unsinkable Molly Brown" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 532 performances.
- Bill Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts.
- Lucille Ball files for divorce from Desi Arnaz.
- 1st patent for lasers is granted to Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes.
- US Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill.
- "Bye Bye Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 607 performances.
- "Flower Drum Song" closes at St. James Theater NYC after 602 perfs.
- US submarine completes 1st around the world, under water trip.
- Taxes took 25% of earnings in US.
- Chlorophyll "A" synthesized in Cambridge, Mass.
- America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled.
San Francisco's White House department store is 1st to accept BankAmericard.
- Martin Luther King Jr. arrested in Atlanta sit-in.
- 1st fully mechhanized post office opened, Providence, RI.
- 1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale in NYC.I
- The Peace Corps is 1st suggested by JFK.
- Sammy Davis Jr. marries Swedish actress May Britt.
- Copyright office issues its 10 millionth registration.
- Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame at Hollywood Blvd. & Vine St.
- The musical "Do Re Mi" with Phil Silvers opens at the St. James Theater NYC for 400 performances.
Revised: November 22, 2014