Aldous Huxley takes his first hit of LSD. His psychedelic drug experiences are described in the essay, "The Doors of Perception." It was the inspiration for the naming of the rock band, The Doors.

The Philadelphia Orphan’s Court raises singer Chubby Checker’s weekly allowance from $150 to $200. The 19-year old has already had three hits in the pop Top 40.

Singer Jimmy Buffett embarks on a three-week cruise with his family around the Southern Hemisphere. The trip inspires Jimmy to pen the memoir, "A Pirate Looks at Fifty." It eventually hits No. 1 on the nonfiction list, making Jimmy one of only a handful of writers to top the fiction and nonfiction lists.

The Beatles return to filmmaking with the release of "Magical Mystery Tour," featuring rare performances of “Fool on the Hill” and “I Am the Walrus."

Biologist, suffragist and philanthropist Katharine McCormick dies at the age of 92 in Boston. No major newspaper publishes an obituary, despite the fact that she provided every single dollar necessary to develop the birth control pill.

More than 80 Vietnam veterans are arrested at the Lincoln Memorial trying to block the entrance with a human chain. On this date, there are 156,800 American soldiers in Vietnam.

Rocker Rick Nelson dies in a plane crash. Ozzie and Harriet's son got his start on his family's huge hit TV series. His first album was released in Nov. 1957 and shot to the top of the charts. Before his death at age 45, he scored more than 50 Top 100 hits. Today, his twin sons Nelson and Gunnar Nelson are performing their father's songs to sold-out concerts, they recently explained to the Growing Bolder Radio Show.