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The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the…
The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns coloniali
The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into
The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pac
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pac
Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the
Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently
Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty
Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty
In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bo
In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bo
The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown
The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.
The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.
Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural…