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Pather Panchali, the first film in The Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, was released and went on to win many Indian and…
A white U.S. soldier raped and murdered a five-year-old local girl in Kadena, Okinawa.
The first Indonesian legislative election resulted in an unexpectedly poor result for the Masyumi Party of incumbent…
At a meeting of its general assembly, the European Broadcasting Union approved the staging of the first Eurovision…
The State of Vietnam voted in a referendum to become a republic.
Ngô Đình Diệm proclaimed himself president of the newly created Republic of Vietnam after defeating former emperor Bảo…
An explosion, likely caused by a World War II–era naval mine, capsized the Soviet ship Novorossiysk in the harbor of…
The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J
During hearings investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy, Army l
During hearings investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy, Army l
Carlos Castillo Armas led a CIA-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, beginning the 1954 Guatemalan cou
Carlos Castillo Armas led a CIA-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, beginning the 1954 Guatemalan cou
Jacobo Árbenz resigned as President of Guatemala following a CIA-led coup against his administration
A limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, due to organized crime.
In the midst of a political crisis, Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas fatally shot himself in the Catete Palace in…
Eight nations signed a collective-defense treaty in Manila to create the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (flag…
Eight nations signed a collective-defense treaty in Manila to create the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (flag…
A magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck near Chlef, killing over 1,200 people and forcing the Algerian government to…
Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (pictured) were executed as spies for passing nuclear weapons secrets to the Soviet