January 13 - Robert C. Weaver is appointed the first African American U.S. Cabinet Member.
March 18 - Gemini 8 is launched by NASA, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Captain David R. Scott, and becomes the first U.S. spacecraft to dock in space.
May 9 - The first appointed African American member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors is A. F. Brimmer.
June 1 - Surveyer 1 makes a soft landing on the moon and sends back TV pictures.
June 13 - In the case Miranda v. Arizona, the U.S. Supreme Court decides that police must advise prisoners of their right to remain silent.
October 15 - The Department of Transportation is created by President Johnson.
October 15 - A man in McKinney, Texas commits four hit-and-runs, drives off the side of the road four times and causes six accidents in the span of twenty minutes, becoming perhaps the worst driver of all time.
November 27 - The first professional football game with 16 touchdowns is between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants in Washington, D.C.