The first Domino's Pizza opened in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Ruby Bridges became the first African American girl to take classes at an all-white school in Louisiana.
The US government began its trade embargo against Cuba.
The American epic historical drama movie 'Spartacus' premiered in New York City.
The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
First Two-Way Telephonic Conversation With a Satellite.
John F. Kennedy was nominated as a presidential candidate by the US Democrats.
The FDA approved the first oral contraceptive pill called Enovid.
The comedy movie 'The Apartment' was released in New York, US.
An atomic submarine circumnavigated the globe.
The United States became the first country to legalize a birth control pill.
United States President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
The world's first satellite navigation system, Transit 1-B, was successfully launched from the US.
NASA publicly announced the names of the first 7 American astronauts.
The TIROS satellite transmitted the first-ever TV picture from space.
NASA launched the Pioneer 5 space probe from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago.
Four black students start the Greensboro sit-ins.
Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy gave a speech announcing that he was running for US President.
Guggenheim Museum opens in New York City.
Vanguard 3 is launched into Earth's orbit.
Hawaii becomes 50th state.
NASA's Explorer 6 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev have a 'kitchen debate'.
The Disneyland Monorail System opened to the public in Anaheim, California.
The first ballistic missile submarine was launched from Groton, Connecticut, US.
The first Grammy Awards was held.
The black and white romantic comedy 'Some Like it Hot' was released to movie theaters in New York City.
Robert Foster made a world record for holding his breath underwater.
Barbie was presented to the public for the first time.
The world's most famous clown 'Bozo' premiered live on KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, California, US.
Alaska became the 49th State to join the United States of America.
Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, was launched into orbit.
The US SM-65 Atlas missile completed the first successful intercontinental ballistic missile launch.
Pan American Airways made the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris.
NASA launched its first space probe, Pioneer 1.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which became NASA.
Lituya Bay megatsunami.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law.
The US Navy's Vanguard SLV-2 launch vehicle failed to reach Earth's orbit.
The first satellite launched by the US, the Explorer 1, stopped transmitting data.
The United States and Canada formed NORAD – the North American Air Defense Command.
Richard Nixon was harassed in Peru.
US Air Force Major Howard Johnson set the world aircraft altitude record in a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. He broke the world altitude record by flying to 91,243 feet.
Vice President Richard Nixon started a goodwill tour in South America to show that the US was committed to the region.
Elvis Presley enlisted in the US army.
NASA launched the Vanguard I satellite.
A nuclear bomb was lost off the coast of Georgia, US.
The first American satellite, Explorer 1, was launched into space.
Arkansas' Governor used the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering school.
