▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 5 . ▁January ▁ 1 2 ▁– ▁Jan ie ▁Moore , ▁C . ▁S . ▁Lewis ' ▁so - called ▁adopt ive ▁mother , ▁dies . ▁March ▁ 1 2 ▁– ▁H ank ▁K etch am ' s ▁U . S . ▁Dennis ▁the ▁Men ace ▁appears ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁United ▁States ▁newsp apers . ▁March ▁ 1 7 ▁– ▁The ▁hom onymous ▁U . K . ▁Dennis ▁the ▁Men ace ▁com ic ▁strip ▁first ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁children ' s ▁com ic ▁The ▁Be ano . ▁Spring ▁– ▁Arthur ▁C . ▁Clar ke ' s ▁short ▁story ▁" The ▁S entin el ", ▁which ▁will ▁form ▁a ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁A ▁Space ▁Od ys sey ▁( 1 9 6 8 ) ▁and ▁a ▁subsequent ▁novel , ▁is ▁published ▁as ▁" S entin el ▁of ▁E tern ity " ▁in ▁the ▁only ▁issue ▁ever ▁produced ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁science ▁fiction ▁and ▁fant asy ▁pul p ▁magazine ▁ 1 0 ▁Story ▁Fant asy . ▁May ▁– ▁Joe ▁Or ton ▁enters ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁D ram atic ▁Art ▁in ▁London , ▁where ▁he ▁meets ▁his ▁lo ver ▁and ▁ult imate ▁murder er ▁Kenneth ▁Hal li well . ▁July ▁ 1 6 ▁– ▁J . ▁D . ▁Sal inger ' s ▁coming - of - age ▁story ▁The ▁C atch er ▁in ▁the ▁R ye ▁is ▁published ▁by ▁Little , ▁Brown ▁and ▁Company ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City .