Nintendo released the Donkey Kong arcade game in Japan.
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Several internal explosions inside Britain's HMS Vanguard battleship occurred at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & Comets reached #1 on the US singles charts.
British Princess Elizabeth got engaged to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten.
The Federation of Australia was given Royal Assent.
The first-ever Wimbledon Championship began.
