Walt Disney’s animation “101 Dalmatians” was released in theaters.
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The world's largest twin-engine airliner completed its first trip.
Cash Box Top 100 placed The Beatles ''I Want to Hold Your Hand" at #1.
The first-ever Emmy Awards were presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first place in the US to add fluoride to its water supply in a bid to improve oral health.
NASA launched the Echo 2 experimental communications satellite.
