January 1 Castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dom Rep January 1 Chad becomes autonomous republic in French Community January 1 Rohan Kanhai completes 256 vs. India at Calcutta January 2 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista flees January 2 U.S.S.R. launches Mechta, Luna 1, for 1st lunar fly-by, 1st solar orbit January 3 Alaska admitted as 49th U.S. state January 4 Luna 1, Mechta, becomes 1st craft to leave Earth's gravity January 5 "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV January 5 Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter" January 7 U.S. recognizes Fidel Castro's Cuban government January 8 Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France's 5th Republic January 9 Dam across Tera River collapses after heavy winter rains, 135 die January 9 Pat O'Connor beats Dick Hutton in St. Louis, to become NWA champ January 9 "Rawhide" with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV January 11 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Theodore Roethke January 11 Hanif Mohammad completes 499 for Karachi, then 1st class world record January 11 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mayfair Golf Open January 11 NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 28-21 January 12 KOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting January 13 De Gaulle grants amnesty to 130 to Algerian death row convicts January 13 King Boudouin promises Belgian Congo independence January 17 "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 332 performances January 18 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open January 20 Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' Moscow-Tsjerjomoesjki, premieres in Moscow January 22 USAF concludes less than 1% of UFO's are unknown objects January 24 Dmitri Shostakovich's comedy "Cheryomushk," premieres in Moscow January 24 "Party with Comden and Green" closes at John Golden New York City after 38 performances January 24 WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting January 25 1st transcontinental coml jet flight (American) (LA to New York for $301) January 25 Pope John XXIII proclaims 2nd Vatican council January 26 Italy government of Fanfani resigns January 26 KOKH TV channel 25 in Oklahoma City, OK (IND/PBS) begins broadcasting January 28 Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US January 29 Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released January 30 Australia 1-200 1st day 4th Test vs. England, Adelaide Oval January 30 Paul Hindemith's symphony "Pittsburgh," premieres January 31 Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become head of AL February 1 Swiss males vote against voting rights for women February 1 Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit) February 1 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss February 1 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins February 1 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Havana Golf Tournament February 1 WVUE TV channel 8 in New Orleans, Louisiana (ABC) begins broadcasting February 1 Zack Wheat unanimously elected to baseball Hall of Fame February 2 Buddy Holly's last performance February 2 Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach Green Bay Packers February 3 American Airlines Electra crashes in New York's East River, killing 65 February 4 Israel begins exporting copper ore February 5 Australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide February 5 "Redhead" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 455 performances February 6 1st successful test-fire of Titan ICBM February 6 Fidel Castro is interviewed by Edward R. Murrow February 7 Castro proclaims new Cuban constitution February 7 Cessna lands in Las Vegas after 65 d without landing (refuels in air) February 7 Dorothy Rigney sells 54% of White Sox to Bill Veeck for a reported $27M February 7 "Whoop-Up" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 56 performances February 9 Coasters's "Charlie Brown" peaks at #2 February 10 Dutch Princess Wilhelmina publishes "Lonely, but not alone" February 10 Tornado in St. Louis kills 19 and injures 265 February 11 Vinoo Mankad ends his final Test Cricket (v WI at Delhi) February 13 Barbie doll goes on sale February 13 Miro Cardon, premier of Cuba, resigns February 14 $3.6 million heroin seizure in New York City February 15 Antonio Segni forms Italian government February 15 Louise Suggs wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Tournament February 16 Fidel Castro named himself Cuba's premier after overthrowing Batista February 16 Leonard Spigelgass' "Majority of One," premieres in New York City February 17 1st weather satellite launched, Vanguard 2, 9.8 kg February 19 Britain, Turkey and Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence February 19 Gabon adopts its constitution February 19 USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico February 22 1st Daytona 500 auto race-Lee Petty wins (135.521 MPH) February 23 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open February 23 KVIE TV channel 6 in Sacramento-Stockton, California (PBS) begins broadcasting February 27 Boston Celtic Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers February 27 Chicago Cards trade running back Ollie Matson to Los Angeles Rams for 9 players February 28 "Goldilocks" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 161 performances February 28 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny and Jones of GRB February 28 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul of CAN February 28 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA February 28 Launch of Discoverer 1 (WTR)-1st polar orbit February 28 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA February 28 NFL trade, Chicago Cards trade Ollie Matson to Los Angeles Rams for 9 players March 1 Archbishop Makarios returns to Cyprus after 3 years March 1 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Golden Triangle Festival Golf Tournament March 3 1st U.S. probe to enter solar orbit, Pioneer 4, launched March 3 British government arrests Hastings Banda of Nyasaland, ends emergency crisis March 3 San Francisco Giant's rename their stadium Candlestick Park March 4 U.S. Pioneer IV misses Moon and becomes 2nd (U.S. 1st) artificial planet March 5 Iran and U.S. sign economic / military treaty March 6 11st Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr March 6 Farthest radio signal heard (Pioneer IV, 400,000 miles) March 7 1st aviator to fly a million miles (1.61 M km) in a jet (MC Garlow) March 7 "Bells Are Ringing" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 925 performances March 7 West Indies all out 76 vs. Pakistan at Dacca, Fazal Mahmood 6-34 March 8 Groucho, Chico and Harpo's final TV appearance together March 8 KUAT TV channel 6 in Tucson, Arizona (PBS) begins broadcasting March 8 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open March 8 Pro-Egyptian coup fails in Mosul Iraq March 9 1st known radar contact is made with Venus March 9 Barbie, the popular girls' doll, debuted, over 800 million sold March 9 "Juno" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 16 performances March 10 Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth," premieres in New York City March 10 Uprising against Chinese occupation force in Lhasa Tibet March 11 "Raisin in the Sun," 1st Broadway play by a black woman, opens March 11 Teddy Scholten wins Eurovision Song festival with "A Little Bit" March 12 Dutch Liberal Party wins 2nd parliamentary elections March 12 U.S. House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood March 15 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship March 15 Richard Rogers' "No Strings" opens on Broadway March 15 Robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 m 42.5 s March 15 WILX TV channel 10 in Lansing, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting March 16 Iraq and U.S.S.R. sign economic/technical treaty March 17 Australia and U.S.S.R. restore diplomatic relations March 17 Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India March 18 Boston Celtic's Bill Sharman begins record of 56 straight free-throws March 18 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill March 19 "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 84 performances March 21 21st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: California beats West Virginia 71-70 March 21 "Juno" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 16 performances March 22 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament March 24 Iraq withdraws from the Baghdad Pact March 25 Bill White traded to St. Louis for pitchers Sam Jones and Don Choate March 25 French President De Gaulle acknowledges Oder-Neisse boundary March 26 Test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad vs. WI age 15 years 124 days March 28 11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's government and installs Panchen Lama March 29 "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon premieres March 29 Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore March 30 WNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting March 31 Dalai Lama fled China and was granted political asylum in India April 4 Federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal and French Sudan, dissolved 1960 April 5 23rd Golf Masters Championship: Art Wall, Jr. wins, shooting a 284 April 6 31st Academy Awards - "Gigi," Susan Hayward and David Niven win April 7 Oklahoma ends prohibition, after 51 years April 7 Radar 1st bounced off Sun from Stanford, California April 9 13th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games Boston Celtics wins 8th straight title April 9 Baltimore Orioles pull their 2nd triple play (3-6-3 vs Washington Senators) April 9 Bill Sharman hits a NBA record 56 consecutive foul shot April 9 NASA names 1st 7 astronauts for Project Mercury April 10 Japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda April 11 Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale hits his 2nd Opening Day home run April 11 Dutch prince Bernhard visits Lockheed factory April 11 "Jamaica" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 558 performances April 12 13th Tony Awards: J B and Redhead win April 12 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open April 12 France Observator reports torture practice by French army in Algeria April 13 USAF launches Discoverer II into polar orbit April 13 Vanguard SLV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) April 13 Vatican edict forbids Roman Catholics for voting for communists April 14 KDIN TV channel 11 in Des Moines, IA (PBS) begins broadcasting April 15 Fidel Castro begins U.S. goodwill tour April 15 U.S. Secretary of States John Foster Dulles resigns April 16 Datu Abdul Rozak inaugurated as premier of Malaysia federation April 16 New York Yankees unveil their 1st message scoreboard April 16 "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 44 performances April 16 Phils' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit April 18 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1 April 19 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open April 19 Uprising in La Paz Bolivia, fails April 20 63rd Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:22:42 April 21 1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a rod April 21 Alf Dean using a rod and reel hooks a 2,664lb, 16' 10" white shark April 22 Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City Athletics 20-6, in 1 inning Sox score 11 runs on 1 hit, 10 walks, and 3 errors April 22 Yankee Whitey Ford strikes-out 15, beating Senators, 1-0 in 14 innings April 23 1st heliport in Britain opens in London April 23 "Destry Rides Again" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 472 performances April 24 Netherlands Dance Theater opens (Rudi of Dantzig and Cut Flier) April 24 WICD TV channel 15 in Champaign, IL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting April 25 St. Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic, Great Lakes opens to shipping April 26 Cuba invades Panama April 26 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open April 27 Liu Sjau-chi elected president of China PR April 27 "Today" show goes abroard 1st time (Paris France) April 28 KLOE TV channel 10 in Goodland, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting April 28 KPLR TV channel 11 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting May 1 Floyd Patterson KOs Brian London in 11 for heavyweight boxing title May 1 West Germany introduces 5 day work week May 1 White Sox Early Wynn beats Red Sox 1-0 on his own home run May 2 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2 May 3 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Land of the Sky Golf Tournament May 3 Tiger's Charlie Maxwell hits 4 consecutive home runs in a doubleheader May 4 1st Grammy Awards: Perry Como and Ella Fitzgerald win May 4 Pulitzer prize awarded to Archibald Macleish May 8 3-deck Nile excursion steamer springs a leak panicking passengers who capsized ship. 200 drown just yards from shore May 9 Dorothy Rigney, husband John, and Hank Greenberg resign from White Sox May 10 Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released and charged with loss 2 months after his retirement May 10 Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Howard Johnson Golf Invitational May 11 Elvis Presley's 1st entry on U.K. charts with "Heartbreak Hotel" May 11 "Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb" by Byrnes and Connie Stevens hits #4 May 11 Rodgers and Barer's musical "Once upon a mattress," premieres in New York City May 11 Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends May 12 Liz Taylor's 4th marriage (Eddie Fisher) May 12 "Nervous Set" opens at Henry Miller's Theater New York City for 23 performances May 13 Kraft Music Hall with Milton Berle, last airs on NBC-TV May 15 100th anniversary of 1st college baseball game, between Amherst and Williams Teams reenact the original contest May 16 85th Preakness: William Harmatz aboard Royal Orbit wins in 1:57 May 16 WTOM TV channel 4 in Cheboygan, Michigan (NBC) begins broadcasting May 17 Sam Snead sets PGA record for 36 holes at 122 May 18 "Castin' My Spell" by Johnny Otis Show hits #52 May 18 "Judy" by David Seville hits #86 May 18 "Russian Band Stand" by Spencer and Spencer hits #91 May 19 Jan de Quay becomes premier of Netherlands May 20 Ford wins battle with Chrysler to call its new car "Falcon" May 20 Japanese-Americans regain their citizenship May 20 Shah of Persia visits Netherlands May 20 Yankees sink to last place, 1st time since May 25, 1940 May 21 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Children's Petting Farm opens May 21 "Gypsy" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 702 performances May 22 Benjamin O Davis, Jr. becomes 1st black General-major in USAF May 23 "Party with Comden and Green" closes at John Golden New York City after 44 performances May 23 Presbyterian church accepts women preachers May 24 1st house with built-in bomb shelter exhibited in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania May 24 Empire Day renamed Commonwealth Day in England May 25 Khrushchev visits Angola May 25 Supreme court rules La prohibiting black-white boxing unconstitutional May 26 Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th May 28 Congressional Committee of Astronautics meets Project 7 astronauts May 28 Johnson and Bart's musical "Lock up your daughters," premieres in London May 28 Monkeys Able and Baker zoom 300 mi (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became 1st animals retrieved from a space mission May 29 Charles de Gaulle forms French government May 30 "First Impressions" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 84 performances May 30 Iraq terminates military assistance pact with U.S. due to neutrality May 30 "Nervous Set" closes at Henry Miller's Theater New York City after 23 performances May 30 President Somoza ends emergency crisis in Nicaragua May 30 President Stroessner disbands Paraguay's parliament May 30 World's 1st hovercraft (SR-N1) tested at Cowes England May 31 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Cavalier Golf Open June 1 2-time champ Monterrey Mexico barred from 1959 Little League competition for using players outside predetermined geographical area June 1 Constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day) June 2 Allen Ginsberg writes his poem "Lysergic Acid," San Francisco June 3 1st class graduates from Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo June 3 1st U.S. Air Force Academy graduation June 3 Eisenhower routes Canadian premier Diefenbaker message off the Moon June 3 Real Madrid wins 4th Europe Cup 1 June 3 Singapore adopts constitution June 5 Bob Dylan graduates Hibbing HS in Minnesota June 7 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament June 7 KLX-AM in Oakland California changes call letters to KEWB (now KNEW) June 8 1st official "missile mail" lands, Jacksonville, Florida June 8 X-15 makes 1st unpowered flight, from a B-52 at 11,500 m June 9 1st ballistic missile sub launched, George Washington June 10 Rocky Colovito hits 4 consecutive home runs in 1 game June 11 Postmaster General bans D H Lawrence's book, Lady Chatterley's Lover (overruled by U.S. Court of Appeals in Mar 1960) June 12 San Francisco Giants Mike McCormick no-hits Phillies, 3-0 in 5 inning game June 13 59th U.S. Golf Open: Billy Casper shoots a 282 at Winged Foot Golf Club New York June 13 91st Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Sword Dancer wins in 2:28.6 June 13 "Sammy Kaye Show," last airs on ABC-TV June 14 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA American Women's Golf Open June 17 Eamon de Valera elected President of Ireland June 18 1st telecast transmitted from England to U.S. June 22 "Along Came Jones" by Coasters peaks at #9 June 22 "Class" by Chubby Checker peaks at #38 June 22 Eddie Lubanski bowls 2 consecutive perfect games June 22 Most Phillies strike out in a game (16 by Sandy Koufax) June 22 Shunryu Suzuki completes his historical Japan to San Francisco voyage June 26 Ingemar Johansson TKOs Floyd Patterson in 3 for heavywgt boxing title June 26 Queen Elizabeth and President Eisenhower open St. Lawrence Seaway June 27 14th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright June 27 Players vote Henry Aaron unanimously for the All-Star Game June 27 "West Side Story" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 734 performances June 28 Phils Wally Post is only outfielder to throw out 2 runners in an inning twice (Losing to Giants 6-0) June 29 Pope John XXIII 1st encyclical "On truth, unity, and peace, in charity" June 30 During a game in Wrigley Field, 2 balls were in play at same time July 1 Heinrich Lubke elected President of West-Germany July 1 Israeli Knesset agrees to weapon sales to West-Germany July 1 World Refugee Year begins July 1 WVTV TV channel 18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (IND) begins broadcasting July 2 "Plan 9 From Outer Space," one of the worse films ever, premieres July 2 Prince Albert marries Princess Paola in Brussels July 3 73rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Alex Olmedo beats Rod Laver (64 63 64) July 3 88th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 284 at Muirfield Gullane July 4 66th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Darlene Hard (64 63) July 4 America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled July 4 Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony July 5 Ben-Gurion's Israeli government resigns July 5 Indonesia restores constitution July 5 Jack Gelber's "Connection," premieres in New York City July 6 5th LPGA Championship won by Betsy Rawls July 6 Saar becomes part of German Federal Republic July 6 WENH TV channel 11 in Durham, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting July 7 26th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh July 9 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Open July 9 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Hoosier Celebrity Golf Tournament July 12 NBC uses cameras to show catchers signals during ankee-Red Sox game July 14 1st atomic powered cruiser, Long Beach, Quincy Massachusetts July 17 2,000 ft long by 1,300 foot wide section of ridge falls into Madis July 17 Dr. Leakey discovers oldest human skull (600,000 years old) July 17 River Canyon extending man-made Lake Hebgen by 5 miles. (Montana) July 17 Tibet abolishes serfdom July 18 1st black to win a major golf tournament, William Wright July 19 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Machine International Golf Open Alliance July 21 1st nuclear powered merchant ship, NS Savannah, christened, Camden, New Jersey July 21 Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green) July 22 Benjamin Britten's "Missa Brevis" in D, premieres July 23 Vice President Richard Nixon begins visit on U.S.S.R. July 24 500,000th Dutch TV set registered July 24 Vice President Nixon argues with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate" July 26 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Western Golf Open July 27 Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India vs. England on debut July 27 William Shea announces he plans to have a baseball team in New York City in 1961 July 28 Great Britain starts using postal codes July 28 Hawaii's 1st U.S. election sends 1st Asian-Americans to Congress July 30 In his major league debut, San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey goes 4-for-4 July 31 1st exhibit of bongos at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens August 1 New Continental baseball league formed August 1 Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Sacerdotii nostri primordia August 1 WAAY TV channel 31 in Huntsville, AL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting August 2 41st PGA Championship: Bob Rosburg shoots a 277 at Minneapolis GC August 2 Milwaukee Brave Bill Bruton hits 2 bases loaded triples August 2 San Francisco Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 home runs August 3 27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA August 3 50 killed in uprising in Guinea-Bissau August 3 AL beats NL 5-3 in 27th All Star Game (Dodger Stadium) August 4 "Billy Barnes Revue" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 87 performances August 5 42.4 cm rainfall in Decatur Co, Iowa (state record) August 5 Chicago Cardinals (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 55-26 in Toronto August 7 Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space August 12 1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island August 12 Progressive Party under John Steytler forms in South Africa August 13 Military satellite Discoverer 5 launched (into polar orbit) August 14 26th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Baltimore 29, All-Stars 0 (70,000) August 14 AFL organized with NY, Dallas, LA, Minneapolis, Denver and Houston August 16 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Seattle Golf Open August 16 U.S.S.R. introduces installment buying August 17 7.1 quake strikes Yellowstone National Park August 17 U.S.S.R. and Iraq signs contract for building Iraqi nuclear reactor August 18 Branch Rickey resigns as Pirates' CEO to be President of Continental League August 19 Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ August 19 Honolulu seeks a franchise in Continental League August 19 Satellite Discoverer 6 launched into polar orbit August 20 Belgium shortens conscription to 12 months August 21 Hawaii becomes 50th U.S. state August 22 Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson hits 3 consecutive home runs August 23 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Spokane Golf Open August 24 England complete 5-0 series drubbing of India August 24 Hiram Fong sworn in as 1st Chinese-American senator while Daniel K Inouye sworn in as 1st Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii) August 31 48th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (3-2) August 31 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open August 31 Sandy Koufax breaks Dizzy Dean's NL mark of 18 strikeouts in a game September 2 U.S. President Eisenhower arrives in Paris September 5 Washington Senator Jim Lemon is 7th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (3rd) September 6 Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open September 11 Congress passes a bill authorizing food stamps for poor Americans September 11 "Duke" Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements September 11 Elroy Face's 22 game win streak ends as Dodgers beat Pirates 5-4 September 11 Oriole Jerry Walker pitches 16 inn beating White Sox 1-0 September 12 "Bonanza" premieres on NBC-TV September 12 Janos Kadar becomes premier of Hungary September 12 Luna 2 launched by U.S.S.R.; 1st spacecraft to impact on Moon September 13 73rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Christine Truman (61 64) September 13 79th U.S. Mens Tennis: Neale Fraser beats Alejandro Olmedo (63 57 62 64) September 13 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Memphis Golf Open September 13 U.S.S.R.'s Luna 2 becomes 1st probe to contact another celestial body September 14 Soviet Union's Luna-2 is 1st spacecraft to land on the Moon September 14 WQEX TV channel 16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting September 15 Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives in U.S. to begin a 13-day visit September 16 President De Gaulle recognizes Algerian right of self determination September 17 59th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jack Nicklaus September 17 Transit 1A, 1st navigational satellite launched; failed to orbit September 17 Typhoon kills 2,000 in Japan and Korea September 18 Vanguard 3 launched into Earth orbit September 19 Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland September 20 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Links Golf Invitation Open September 21 600 Indian Dutch emigrate to US September 22 Chicago White Sox clinch AL pennant September 25 Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley (37) and David Brown (43) wed September 26 Japan hit by typhoon Vera; about 5,000 die September 26 Milwaukee Braves Warren Spahn becomes winningest NL lefty September 26 San Francisco Giants Sam Jones 2nd no-hitter, beats St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 September 27 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open September 27 Braves and Dodgers finish in a tie (86-68) September 27 Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his U.S. visit September 28 Edward Franklin Albee's "zoo story," premieres in Berlin September 28 Explorer VI reveals an intense radiation belt around Earth September 28 "Hennesey," debuts on CBS-TV September 29 Dodgers win game 2 of playoff, 6-5, and take NL pennant September 29 Little Anthony and the Imperials record "Shimmy Shimmy Koko Bop" September 29 "Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis," debuts on CBS-TV September 29 "Philip Marlowe," debuts on ABC-TV September 29 Sultan of Brunei promulgates a constitution October 1 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature a New York team (LA vs Chic) October 2 Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS-TV October 3 13th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-1 at Montreal October 4 1st World Series game played west of St. Louis (in LA) October 4 Cleveland Browns' Jim Brown makes club record 37 rushing attempts October 4 Dmitri Sjostakovitch 1st Cello concert premieres in Leningrad October 4 Los Angeles Dodgers set World Series attendance record at 92,394 October 4 Netherlands beats Belgium 9-1 October 4 U.S.S.R. Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side October 6 Single game World Series attendence record set (92,706 in LA) October 6 Soviet Luna 3, 1st successful photographic spacecraft, impacts Moon October 7 Far side of Moon seen for 1st time, compliments of U.S.S.R.'s Luna 3 October 7 "Happy Town" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 5 performances October 8 "At the Drop of a Hat" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 216 performances October 8 Conservatives win British election October 8 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2 in 56th World Series October 9 1st phone call between auto and plane October 9 Lee Harvey Oswald arrives in Southampton October 10 "Happy Town" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 5 performances October 10 Lee Harvey Oswald signs guestbook in hotel Helsinki October 10 Pan Am begins regular flights around World October 11 KTHI TV channel 11 in Fargo-Grand Forks, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting October 14 WMUB (now WPTO) TV channel 14 in Oxford, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting October 15 KNDO TV channel 23 in Yakima, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting October 15 "Untouchables" premieres October 17 "Billy Barnes Revue" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 87 performances October 17 Queen Elizabeth is fined $140 for withdrawing her race horse October 17 Stinchcomb Memorial in Cleveland Metroparks' dedicated October 19 Florence Henderson joins Today Show panel October 19 William Gibson's "Miracle Worker," premieres in New York City October 20 Clark Griffith of Senators says team will not move the franchise October 20 WABG TV channel 6 in Greenwood-Greenville, MS (ABC) 1st broadcast October 21 Contra revolutionaries bomb Havana October 21 Guggenheim Museum, by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens in N.Y.C. October 21 Players Association approves 2 All-Star Games in 1960, to be held in Kansas City and NY October 22 Bob Merrill's musical "Take me Along," premieres in New York City October 22 "Take Me Along" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 448 performances October 23 Chinese troops move into India, 17 die October 24 U.S. premier of D Sjostakovitch's 1st Cello concert October 27 Rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico October 28 Buffalo Bills enter AFL October 28 Jean Genet's "Les Nigres," premieres in Paris October 29 10 nation soccer league to play all games on New York Randalls Is, announced October 31 Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US October 31 U.S.S.R. and Egypt sign contracts for building Aswan Dam November 1 1st NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante) November 1 Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Balt November 1 Patrice Lumumba arrested in Belgian Congo November 1 WOV-AM in New York City changes call letters to WADO November 2 Charles Van Doren confesses, TV quiz show-"21," was fixed November 2 "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances November 3 Ben-Gurion's Mapai-party wins Israeli parliamentary election November 4 Ernie Banks, Cubs shortstop, wins 2nd consecutive NL MVP November 5 AFL announced with 8 teams November 7 13th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 8 -3 at Eldorado CC California November 8 KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, California (NBC) 1st broadcast November 8 Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba's Nes Destour party wins every chair November 10 Corinne Rottschaeffer elected Miss World November 11 1st episode of "Rocky and His Friends" airs November 11 Seals Stadium in San Francisco, demolished November 12 White Sox 2B Nellie Fox wins AL's MVP November 14 "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances November 14 Kilauea's most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii) November 15 Cleveland Browns' halfback Bobby Mitchell sets club record for longest run from scrimmage (90-yards), beat Washington 31-17 November 16 "Sound of Music" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 1443 performances November 17 De Beers firm of South Africa announces synthetic diamond November 17 Giants slugger Willie McCovey wins NL Rookie of Year November 17 William Shea shows proposed New York City stadium with transparent roof November 18 Washington Senator Bob Allison wins AL Rookie of Year November 19 Ford cancels Edsel November 19 "Rocky and His Friends" debuts on ABC November 20 U.N. adopts Universal Declaration of Children's Rights November 20 WABC fires Alan Freed over payola scandal November 21 Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet November 22 AFL's 1st draft - New York Titans choice George Izo, quarterback, Notre Dame November 22 Boston Patriots enters AFL November 23 "Fiorello!" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 796 performances November 25 "Once Upon a Mattress" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 460 performances November 28 47th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 21-7 November 28 KOMC (now KSNK) TV channel 8 in McCook - Oberlin, NB (NBC) begins November 28 Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Princeps Pastorum November 30 Joe Foss named 1st commissioner of AFL December 1 12 nations sign treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica December 1 1st color photograph of Earth from outer space December 1 25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (HB) December 1 The 1st color photograph of Earth received from outer space December 2 Malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus December 3 State of emergency on Cyprus ends December 5 Intikhab Alam bowls Colin McDonald with 1st ball in Tests December 7 "Saratoga" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances December 8 Dom Mintoff demands independence for Malta December 8 President Eisenhower watches Pakistan vs. Australia Test Cricket at Karachi December 11 Yankees trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri December 12 U.N. Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space is established December 13 Archbishop Makarios elected 1st president of Cyprus December 14 Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus December 14 J B Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513m December 14 USAF Captain Joe B. Jordan reaches 103,395 feet in F-104 jet fighter December 15 Everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me" December 16 Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48 December 17 1st movie opening simultaneously in major cities (On The Beach) December 17 "On The Beach," is 1st film to premiere on both sides of Iron Curtain December 18 Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of New York Titans (AFL) December 19 1st Liberty Bowl game-Penn State beats Alabama 7-0 December 20 Jasu Patel takes 9-69, India vs. Australia at Kanpur December 21 10th largest snowfall in New York City history (13.7") December 21 Citizens of Deerfield, Illinois block building of interracial housing December 21 Shah of Persia marries Farah Diba December 21 Tom Landry accepts coaching job with Dallas Cowboys (stays until 1988) December 22 Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft. Worth December 22 NY Ranger goalie Marcel Paille wears a customized mask December 25 A synagogue in Cologne Germany desecrated with swatstikas December 25 Richard Starkey receives his 1st drum set December 25 Sony brings transistor TV 8-301 to the market December 27 Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game December 29 Saul Levitt's "Andersonville Trial," premieres in New York City December 30 George Washington, 1st ballistic missile sub commissioned
