It was the year the world lost Marilyn Monroe, Eleanor Roosevelt and William Faulkner. The year DNA was deciphered. Kennedy was president. A stamp cost $.04, and Johnny Carson assumed hosting duties for The Tonight Show.

And in the Midwest, a brand-new retailer was taking its first steps into history.

Visit our corporate Website for a year-by-year journey into the history of Kohl's.

Join us as we leap into the future of retailing as America's fastest-growing department store!