Historical Events
Contract of Interest
Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia)
Barbra Streisand
- Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage Beatles through 1977
- James Meredith becomes the 1st black student at the University of Mississippi
Event of Interest
Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests
Joan Crawford
- SF beats Dodgers, 8-0 in 1st of best-of-3 NL playoff
- The Lucy Show premieres
- UN gives Netherlands control of New Guinea
- US National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' (91m) radio telescope
- WEDH TV channel 24 in Hartford, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Paul Walsh, English footballer
- Trevor Baxter, record holder for high jumping with a skateboard