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| Birth of Arthur, Bea Arthur, Bea | |
| 13th May Maude Birth of Bea Arthur, actress in the "Golden Girls" |
| Birth of Callas, Maria Callas, Maria | |
| 3rd Dec New York Birth of Maria Callas |
| Birth of Heller, Joseph Heller, Joseph | |
| 1st May Birth of Joseph Heller |
| Birth of Kissinger, Henry Alfred Kissinger, Henry Alfred | |
| 27th May Furth Birth of Henry Alfred Kissinger |
| Birth of Mailer, Norman Kingsley Mailer, Norman Kingsley | |
| 31st Jan Birth of Norman Kings ley Mailer |
| Death of Harding, Warren Harding, Warren Gamaliel | |
| 2nd Aug Washington Death of Warren Harding |
| Discovery of Cephids Hubble, Edwin | |
| Discovers a class of variable stars known as cephids existing outside our own galaxy |
| Discovery of X Rays Compton, Arthur Holly | |
| Discovers X-Rays exhibit both wave & particle behaviour |
| Government Coolidge, Calvin | |
| 3rd June Washington Innaugurated as the 30th President of the USA |
| 2nd Aug Death of Warren Harding, succeeds to the presidency |
| 3rd Aug Washington Appointed President of the USA, 30th President, 1st term |
| Government Dawes, Charles Gates | |
| Washington Appointed President of the Reparations Commission |
| 3rd Aug Washington Appointed Vice President of the USA |
| Invention Rocket Goddard, Robert | |
| Invents the liquid fuel rocket |
| Nobel Prize Millikan, Robert | |
| Awarded for research into electrons & the photoelectric effect |