The USSR reports that it has sent its first cosmonaut into space. He orbited around the earth one time before coming back down. Poyekhali!
They also report testing an extremely large hydrogen bomb over Northern Russia. The Tsar Bomba stands as the most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated.
A dispute occurs over whether or not East German border guards had the authority to look over personal documents of those travelling through.
A missile of unknown origin self-destructs near Key West, Florida. The missile appears to have been Russian in design. It is speculated that the reason the missile did not work was due to the incompetence of the Soviet engineers.
Chinese farmers begin demanding more. Why should the city folk get to live in their cramped high rise tenements getting a loaf of bread a day when they only get crumbs?