Berlin Wall erected
Bay of Pigs invasion
Freedom Ride campaign initiated by CORE
Soviets put first man in space, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
U.S. scientist Edward Lorenz begins work on chaos theory
"Last Exit to Brooklyn" by Hubert Selby Jr.
"Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
"The Dick Van Dyke Show" premieres
"Breakfast at Tiffany's," directed by Blake Edwards
"Dr. Strangelove," directed by Stanley Kubrick
"West Side Story," directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins
"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" by The Shirelles