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Bogle - Chandler Case
This case refers to the mysterious deaths of Dr Gilbert Stanley Bogle and Mrs Margaret Olice Chandler nee Morphett on the banks of the Lane Cover River in Sydney, Australia. This was considered significant because of the circumstances in which the bodies were found and the cause of death could not be established. -
The Beatles debut album released
The Beatles recorded 14 songs and released the album, 'Please Please Me'. -
Iron Man debuts in Tales of Suspense #39
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ZIP Codes are introduced to the U.S.
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First Australian Woman wins Women's Singles Tennis Championship
Margaret Smith becomes the first Australian woman to win the Women's Singles tennis championship in Wimbledon. -
Australia endorses Nuclear Test Ban Treaty first
Australia becomes the first nation to endorse the Nuclear Ban Treaty. -
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers 'I Have A Dream' speech
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers 'I Have A Dream' speech onto the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to an audience of 250, 000 people. -
Hurricane Flora hits Cuba and Hispaniola
Hurricane Flora, one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes in recorded history hits Cuba, Hispaniola and parts of the Caribbean with a death total of 7000+. From the destruction of the hurricane, it resulted to damages up to $3.27 billion (currency updated to 2012). -
The Assassination of American President John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza, in downtown Dallas, Texas. He was declared dead upon the arrival of the emergency room. Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the suspected murder of Kennedy from owning property of the same gun that was used to shoot Kennedy. For it being in the Cold War, it was unclear whether the shooting might be part of a larger attack upon the U.S; Lyndon B. Johnson (vice president) became president soon after the shooting.
