Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is published.

Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange is published.

Doris Lessing's The Golden Notebook is published.

Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo is released.

Shoot the Piano Player, directed by Francois Truffaut, is released.

Ingmar Bergman's Through a Glass Darkly is released.

David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia is released.

U.S. and Soviet tank forces back down from a confrontation at the border between East and West Berlin.

4 Jan.

The first International Gimbel Award is given to Begum Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistani ambassador to Italy, for her role in the emancipation of Pakistani women.

7 Jan.

Indonesian president Bung Sukarno escapes an assassination attempt when a grenade explodes behind his car, killing three bystanders.

18 Jan.

North Vietnam announces that Communist-held territory in the south will be governed by the Vietnam People's Revolutionary party.

3 Feb.

The United States places an embargo on virtually all...