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Food rationing in Great Britain ends, with the lifting of restrictions on sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it…
First Indochina War: Viet Minh troops successfully ambush the armoured French column 'G.M. 42' in the Battle of Chu…
First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States.
Vice president João Café Filho takes office as president of Brazil, following the suicide of Getúlio Vargas.
The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First…
The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First…
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.
Hurricane Edna hits New England (United States) as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.
In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village.
In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village.
Finnish president J. K. Paasikivi becomes the first Western head of state to be awarded the highest honor of the…
Finnish president J. K. Paasikivi becomes the first Western head of state to be awarded the highest honor of the…
The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed.
The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Muscat, Neil Innes, sends a signal to the Sultanate's forces,…