The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal during a crisis.

“The Rumble in the Jungle” between boxers Muhammad Ali and George Foreman takes place in Kinshasa, Zaire.

The first computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET which eventually becomes the “Internet”.

John XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli), is elected Pope.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded.

The Chicago Theatre opens

The British fleet defeats the French at the second battle of Cape Finisterre.

The Yom Kippur War ends.