The Governor of Kenya declared a state of emergency and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
The children's novel 'Charlotte's Web' was published by E. B. White.
KFC opened its first franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah, US.
The first television show about Superman, 'Adventures of Superman,' aired in the US.
'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway was published in book form after first being published in Life Magazine on September 1.
The comedy movie 'The Quiet Man' was released in the UK.