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About James MeredithAn American figure, James Meredith was the first African studnet to enrol in a University.
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about the movieDr. No, the first James Bond film, premieres in UK theaters.
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About the songThe Beatles release their first single for EMI, Love Me Do.
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Open linkAlgeria is accepted into the United Nations.
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Uganda becomes independentUganda becomes independent within the Commonwealth of Nations.
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The warThe Sino-Indian War, a border dispute involving two of the world's largest nations (India and the People's Republic of China), begins.
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LinkSecond Vatican Council: Pope John XXIII convenes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
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Columbus day stormThe infamous Columbus Day Storm strikes the U.S. Pacific Northwest with wind gusts up to 170 mph (270 km/h); 46 are killed, 11 billion board feet (26 million m³) of timber is blown down, with $230 million U.S. in damages.
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Cuban missile crisisA U-2 flight over Cuba takes photos of Soviet nuclear weapons being installed. A stand-off then ensues the next day between the United States and the Soviet Union, threatening the world with nuclear war.
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Cuban Missile crisisIn a televised address, U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces to the nation the existence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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First confrontation between US Navy and Soviet cargo vessel. The vessel changes course. Cuban Missile crisis
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Cuban Missile CrisisSoviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that he has ordered the removal of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. In a secret deal between Kennedy and Khrushchev Kennedy agrees to the withdrawal of U.S. missiles from Turkey. The fact that this deal is not made public makes it look like the Soviets have backed down.
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UN general assemblyThe UN General Assembly asks the United Kingdom to suspend enforcement of the new constitution in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), but the constitution comes into effect on November 1.
