Elvis Presley enlisted in the US army.
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King James VI of Scotland was crowned King James I of England and Ireland.
Black citizens were given the right to vote in Canada.
A truck carrying margarine and flour caught fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel.
Craig David was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador against tuberculosis (TB) by the World Health Organization.
The Rapid Transit Railroad broke ground on a new underground subway to link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
