Arlington National Cemetary.• The first Pizza Hut restaurant opens

June 15 in Wichita, Kan.• The first International House of Pan-

cakes (IHOP) opens in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles on July 7.

• The U.S. Congress formally creates the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-ministration (NASA) on July 29.

• Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel “Lolita” is published in the United States on Aug. 18.

• Packard Cars ends production as the company closes Aug. 19.

• The Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants 23–17 to win the NFL Cham-pionship Game on Dec. 28, the first to go

Nautilus becomes the first vessel to cross the North Pole under water Aug. 3.

• Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments in-vents the first integrated circuit Sept. 12.

• The first transatlantic flight of a Pan American World Airways Boeing 707 takes place Oct. 26 from New York to London.

BORN THIS YEAR: Madonna, musician, actress (Aug. 16). Above left: Michelle Pfeiffer, actress (April 29);

Mark Cuban, entrepreneur, NBA owner (July 31); Michael Jackson, musician (Aug. 29); Rickey Henderson, MLB

player, coach (Dec. 25).into sudden death overtime and called “The Greatest Game Ever Played.”

Technology• The first successfull American satel-

lite, Explorer 1, is launched Jan. 31.• An F-104 Starfighter sets the world

speed record May 16 of 1,404.19 mph at Edwards Air Force Base.

• The nuclear-powered submarine USS

•  Income per year  .... $4,600•  Minimum wage  .................. $1•  New house  .......... $30,000•  Rent  .................................  $92•  New car ....................  $2,200•  Gallon of gas  .................. 25¢•  Dozen eggs  ...................  86¢•  Gallon of milk  ..............  $1.01•  Loaf of bread  .................  19¢•  First-class stamp  ............  4¢•  Movie ticket  ..................  68¢

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“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight — it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”

Pope John XXIII on Oct. 28 after 11 bal-lots following the death of Pope Pius XII on Oct. 9.

U.S. News• 14-year-old Bobby Fischer wins the

U.S. Chess Championship on Jan. 8.• Elvis Presley enters the Army on

March 24 after being drafted.• The San Francisco Giants defeat the

Los Angeles Dodgers 8–0 in San Fran-cisco’s Seal Stadium on April 15 in the first regular season MLB game to be played in California.

• President Eisenhowser becomes the first U.S. president to be broadcast in color on television May 22 on NBC.

• The bodies of unidentified U.S. sol-diers killed in action during World War II and the Korean War are laid to rest at the Tomb of the Unknowns on May 30 at

World events• The European Economic Community,

the precursor to the European Union, is founded Jan. 1.

• The Munich Air Disaster kills 21 people Feb. 6 in West Germany, including seven Manchester United players return-ing from the European Cup.

• A peace symbol is designed and com-pleted by Briton Gerald Holtom on Feb. 21, commissioned by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, which officially launches Feb. 25.

• Castro’s revolutionary army begins attacking Havana on April 3.

• The World’s Fair opens in Brussels April 17, featuring the Atomium building, a series of spheres connected by tubes in a 12-edged cube.

• Charles de Gaulle is brought out of retirement June 1 to lead France by decree for 6 months.

• A coup d’état takes place in Iraq on July 14, resulting in the overthrow of the Hash-emite monarchy. King Faisal II, the regent and Crown Prince ‘Abd al-Ilah and Prime Minister Nuri al-Said are assassinated.

• Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is elected

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The Atomium at the World’s Fair in Brussels.

“Gigi” wins Best Picture.

The USS Nautilus is the first vessel to cross under the North Pole.

Bobby Fischer wins the U.S. Chess Championship at age 14.

Movies• Gigi• Vertigo• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof• South Pacific• The Fly• The Blob• The Long, Hot Summer• The Defiant Ones• Touch of Evil• The Big Country

Music• “Volare,” Domenico Modungo• “All I Have to Do is Dream,” The

Everly Brothers• “Don’t,” Elvis Presley• “Witch Doctor,” David Seville• “Patricia,” Perez Prado• “Sail Along Silvery Moon,” Billy

Vaughn• “Tequila,” The Champs• “Catch a Falling Star,” Perry Cuomo• “The Purple People Eater,” Sheb

Wooley

Vladimir Nobokov’s “Lolita” is published in the U.S.

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Gerald Holtom designs the peace sign.