More than 1,400 scientists from 73 nations attend the first United Nations-sponsored International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy held in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Soviet Union successfully launches Sputnik I
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is created by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela
John F. Kennedy is inaugurated President
East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall
The U.S. resumes nuclear weapons testing
Reconnaissance reveals Soviet missiles in Cuba
JFK Assassination
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President
The U.S. launches the first nuclear reactor in space