Cigarette Advertising Was Banned On British Television.

The Post Office Tower Was Opened In London.

At Wimbledon In This Year Roy Emerson Beat Fred Stolle To Win The Men's Singles Title And Margaret Smith Court Beat Maria Bueno To Win The Woman's.

Racing Driver Jim Clark Won The Indianapolis 500 And The Formula One World Driving Championship In This Year.

The Beatles Performed The First Stadium Concert In The History Of Rock At The Shea Stadium In New York.

Britain's First Off-Shore Drilling Platform “The Sea Gem” Capsized Off The North-East Coast Of Britain Killing 4 Men.

Sir Stanley Matthews Played His Final First Division Game. At The Record Age Of 50 Years And 5 Days.

US Space Craft Mariner 4 Flew To Mars And Became The First Spacecraft To Return Images From The Red Planet.

Ian Brady And Myra Hindley Appeared In Court In this Year Charged With The Murders Of Edward Evans, Lesley Ann Downey And John Kilbride.

Malcolm X Was Assassinated On The First Day Of National Brotherhood Week, At The Audubon Ballroom In New York City.

Sir Alec Douglas-Home Suddenly Resigned As The Head Of The British Conservative Party In This Year, And Was Replaced By Edward Heath.

The Drink-Driving Limit Was Introduced To Britain – The Government Announced The Introduction Of The Blood Alcohol Limit.

This Was The Year That Saw The Death Of Winston Churchill At The Grand Old Age Of 90.

Ronnie Biggs A Member Of The Gang Who Carried Out The Great Train Robbery Escaped From Wandsworth Prison.

Some Films That Came Out In This Year Were Those Magnificent Men And Their Flying Machines, Moll Flanders, Doctor Zhivago And The Sound Of Music.