| 1. U.S. population at 179,323,000; Gross National Product $502.6 billion |
| 2. Brasilia (designed by Lucio Costa) replaces Rio de Janeiro as capital of Brazil |
| 3. Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones |
| 4. Emily Post d. (b. 1873) |
| 5. Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup hockey championship for fifth consecutive year |
| 6. Sylvia Pankhurst, suffragette leader, d. (b. 1882) |
| 7. Olympic Games held in Rome - Herb Elliott, Australia, runs 1500 m. in 3 minutes 35.6 seconds |
| 8. Floyd Patterson regains world heavyweight boxing title from Johansson |
| 9. R.C. Webster lands a 410-pound blue shark off Rockport, Mass. |
| 10. Prince Andrew born to Elizabeth II and Prince Philip (first birth to a reigning monarch since 1857) |
| 11. T.V. sets: U.S., 85 million; Britain, 10.5 million; W. Germany, 2 million; France 1.5 million |
| 12. Pittsburgh (NL) wins World Series, 4-3, against New York (AL) |
| 13. Churchill College, Cambridge, founded |
| 14. Neale Fraser (Australia) wins U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Men's Singles; Darlene Hard (U.S.) wins Women's Singles; Neale Fraser wins Wimbledon championship |
| 15. Neo-Nazi political groups banned in Germany |
| 16. Charles Van Doren is among 13 contestants on TV show "21" arrested for perjury in testifying that answers to questions were not given to them in advance |
| 17. Franklin Pierce Adams ("FPA"), U.S. humorous columnist, d. (b. 1881) |
| 18. Washington defeats Wisconsin, 44-89, in Rose Bowl football game |
| 19. Caryl Chessman, convicted rapist, executed in San Quentin gas chamber after 12 years of futile appeals |
| 20. Paul Pender wins middleweight boxing championship from "Sugar" Ray Robinson |
| 21. Arnold Palmer wins U.S. Open golf championship; D.R. Belman wins Amateur |
| 22. Dr. A Cordeiro lands a 296-pound yellowfin tuna off Mexico |
| 23. Australia defeats Italy to win Davis Cup (tennis) |
| 24. Bobby Fischer, 16, defends U.S. chess title successfully |
