Elvis Presley enlisted in the US army.
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A truck carrying margarine and flour caught fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel.
The Rapid Transit Railroad broke ground on a new underground subway to link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
The Provincial Freeman Anti-slavery newspaper was first published in Ontario, Canada.
The Office, created by Ricky Gervais in the UK, aired its first US season on NBC.
Dr. Robert Koch discovered Mycobacterium Tuberculosis which is bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB).
