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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rooster in Chinese astrology.
– The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
– Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn, New York, to Los Angeles, California.
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous Power of Nonviolence speech at the University of California, Berkeley.
– Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
– The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.
– U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Delaware restaurant.
– Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first Canadian Monarch to open up an annual session of the Canadian Parliament, presenting her Speech from the Throne in Ottawa, Canada.
– Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
– Sir Feroz Khan Noon replaces Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar as Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Who Were Born On ?
– Marlon Jackson, American singer and musician (The Jackson 5)
– Graeme Kelling, Scottish musician (Deacon Blue) (d. 2004)
– Mark Arnold, American actor
– Dirk Blocker, American actor
– Patricia Tallman, American actress
– Michael Madsen, American actor
– Mira Nair, Indian director
– Robert Pollard, American rocker