WERD, the first African-American-owned radio station in the US, made its first broadcast.
A new flag was chosen for the People's Republic of China.
The iconic Hollywoodland sign was changed to just Hollywood as we know it today.
Hindi became the official language of India.
Adi Dassler founded Adidas with a vision to improve athletic performance.
The Ambato earthquake destroyed fifty towns in Ecuador and killed over 6,000 people.
The US launched the first monkey into space aboard a V2 sounding rocket.
The first British-made jet bomber, the English Electric Canberra, made its first test flight.
Riots broke out in Iceland when the Icelandic parliament decided to join NATO.
The term ''Big Bang" was coined by Fred Hoyle in a radio interview.
Mildred Gillard became the first woman in US history to be convicted of treason.
Automatic street lights first appeared in New Milford, Connecticut, US.
American poet Ezra Pound won the first annual Bollingen Prize for his poetry.
The Knesset, Israel's parliament, convened for the first time.
War of the World's played on the radio, and residents in Quito, Ecuador, believed they were being attacked by Martians.
The first-ever daytime soap opera, These Are My Children, aired on NBC.
The first-ever Emmy Awards were presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles was covered in snow for the first time in recorded history.
The first-ever photograph of genes was taken.
