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Continuing 1962:

* Bob Dylan's first album is released.
* Mariner 2 becomes the first interplanetary spacecraft launched from Earth, passing within 34,773 kilometers of the planet Venus and providing the first up-close view of this second planet from the Sun.
* Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatles drummer. The group releases its first record, called "Love Me Do".
* There are over 70 million TV sets installed in American homes. Over 90 percent of homes have at least one.
* Johnny Carson replaces Jack Parr as host of the "Tonight" show (and continues doing so for the next 30 years)