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Pope John XXIII summons a second Vatican Council
The Mini is launched, designed by Alec Issigonis, and becomes the best-selling British car of all time
The Transkei becomes the first African homeland, or Bantustan, within South Africa
A Liverpool group of musicians call themselves Long John & the Silver Beatles – a name soon shortened to something more memorable
Anti-European riots in the Congo cause some 25,000 Belgians to flee the country
Neo-Pentecostalism, also known as Charismatic Renewal, becomes an important element within many Christian denominations
Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei unravel the secrets of the genetic code, by which genetic material is translated into proteins
Andy Warhol creates a stir when his paintings of Campbell's soup cans are exhibited at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles
Sam Walton opens the first Wal-Mart Discount store, in Rogers, Arkansas
The Trans-Canada Highway is completed, stretching some 5000 miles across the continent
The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican begins, 94 years after the start of the First Vatican Council under Pius IX
US dramatist Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opens on Broadway
Mrs Ionides lealves the Octagon, stables and the site of Orleans House to the Borough of Twickenham to be used as a public gallery
Pope John XXIII dies, only a few month's after the start of the great Vatican council that he has summoned
Italian cardinal Giovanni Montini is elected pope and takes the name Paul VI
Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras meet in Jerusalem, in the first such meeting since 1438
The Second Vatican Council issues a decree recognizing the legitimacy and apostolic origins of many of the beliefs and practices of the Greek Orthodox church
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) demands rights for the Dalit (once known as 'untouchables') and becomes a very active missionary group, converting Christians and Muslims
Ian Smith, now prime minister of Rhodesia, arrests leading black politicians Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe
Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras preside over simultaneous ceremonies, in Rome and Istanbul, revoking the mutual excommunications of 1054
Neil Simon's play The Odd Couple is produced in New York
The Second Vatican Council ends, having made some radical changes in the ritual and attitudes of the Roman Catholic church
Plaid Cymru sends its first MP to Westminster when Gwynfor Evans wins a Carmarthen by-election
Pope Paul VI visits the Patriarch Athenagoras in Istanbul, shocking some Catholics that this visit has preceded one by the Patriarch to Rome
Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras issue a joint declaration, emphasizing mutual respect for each other's traditions
