2019: Chinese-born American architect I.M. Pei, who was known for his large, elegantly designed urban buildings and complexes, died at age 102. [ Test your knowledge of architecture.]
1966: American rock group the Beach Boys released their masterwork, Pet Sounds, a bittersweet pastiche of songs recalling the pangs of unrequited love and other coming-of-age trials. [How much do you know about rock music?]
1961: The military seized power in South Korea, overthrowing the Second Republic, as General Park Chung-Hee took over the government machinery, dissolved the National Assembly, and imposed a strict ban on political activity. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Korea.]
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