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| Composition of Presley Presley, Elvis Aaron |  |
| 11th May First enters the USAcharts with "Heartbreak Hotel" |
| Enlistment Oswald Oswald, Lee Harvey | |
| Irvine Oswald trains as a radar operator & assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in Irvine, California |
| Oct Oswald enlists in the USAMarine Corps, a week after his 17th birthday |
| 26th Oct San Diego Reports to Marine Corps Basic Training |
| Government Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| Washington Appointed President of the USA, 34th President, 2nd term |
| Government Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 29th Jan Visits Brazil for its Presidential innauguration |
| 26th April Announces canidacy for second term as Vice President |
| 30th June 30 June-11 July, Nixon pays a good will trip to Asia |
| 22nd Aug Renominated for a second term as Vice President |
| 6th Nov Re-elected for a second term as Vice President |
| Invention Atomic Bomb Compton, Arthur Holly | |
| "Atomic Quest", development of the atom bomb while director of the Manhattan Project |
| Montgomery Bus Boycott King, Martin Luther | |
| Montgomery The US. Supreme Court ruling prompts Montgomery to desegregate buses |
| Oscar Borgnine, Ernest | |
| Winner of the best male actor for "Marty" |
| Publication of Kantor Kantor, MacKinlay | |
| Publication of, "Andersonville" |
| Pulitzer Prize Kantor Kantor, MacKinlay | |
| Winner of the Pulitzer Prize |
| World Champion Moore, Archie | |
| Floyd Patterson knocks out 42-year-old light heavyweight champion Archie Moore in the fifth round to win the vacant crown |
| World Champion Patterson, Floyd | |
| Floyd Patterson knocks out 42-year-old light heavyweight champion Archie Moore in the fifth round to win the vacant crown, 21 years and 10 months old, the youngest man to ever capture the heavyweight title |
| Young People's Socialist League Oswald, Lee Harvey | |
| Appointed Member of the Young People's Socialist League |
