Twitter is first launched.

Edward Whymper and his team complete the first ascent of the Matterhorn. Four of them die on the descent.

Alexander III coronation as King of Scots.

At the Marquee Club in London, The Rolling Stones perform their first concert,.

The Hollywood Bowl amphitheater opens.

King Canute IV of Denmark is killed by peasants who were rebelling.

Argentina declares its independence from Spain.

Reports are first broadcast that a UFO had crashed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.

The British occupation of Iceland is taken over by the Americans.

Story Bridge, the longest cantilever bridge is opened connecting the Brisbane suburbs of Fortitude Valley to Kangaroo Point.