The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber successfully completed its first flight.
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The island of Malta was awarded the George Cross by King George VI of England.
Aretha Franklin, who died August 16, 2018, won the Pulitzer Prize.
Under the command of Gustavus Adolphus, Swedish forces defeated the Holy Roman Empire's armies in the Battle of Rain.
The Titanic sunk at 2:20 am in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.
Canada no longer accepted US silver coins as legal tender in the country.
