In Iceland, the 15 year old Chicago born chess prodigy openly took on the Soviets in an attempt to reverse…
Mark Spitz, a swimmer from the United States, set a world record when he won seven gold medals (while on…
The Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition is first shown, at the British Museum in London. The tomb of slain Egyptian ruler…
Evel Knievel film premieres starring George Hamilton as motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel – whose stars and stripes leather jumpsuits (plus…
Thor Heyerdahl’s papyrus boat Ra II arrives in Barbados after a 57-day voyage from Morocco. Heyerdahl deliberately selected a crew…
The North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, by Minoru Yamasaki, is topped out at 1,368…
Social workers in Los Angeles, California take custody of Genie, a girl who had been kept in solitary confinement since…
The wreck of the Confederate submarine Hunley is found off Charleston, South Carolina, by pioneer underwater archaeologist, Dr. E. Lee…
Bob Hope and other entertainers gather in Washington, D.C. for Honor America Day, a barely nonpartisan holiday event extolling the…
