The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
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Glenn Miller's 'In the Mood' hit number one on this day and stayed there for 12 weeks.
President Eisenhower stepped in to warn the US not to intervene in Vietnam.
The HMS Dreadnought battleship was christened.
Two Australian warships, the HMAS Melbourne and the HMAS Voyager, collided off the New South Wales coast.
The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
