US General Eisenhower bid to raise $170 million in aid to help European Jews.
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NASA successfully launched the third of its advanced series 2 GPS satellites into orbit.
Polio vaccines were given to the first group of children in the US at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg discovered the chemical element Plutonium.
The United States of America leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, with the lease lasting an indefinite period.
The first-ever classified ad was published in The Times, London, UK.
