The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
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Oil well gusher fired 1,000 feet into the air near Tampico, Mexico making it the largest in history.
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.
Two Australian warships, the HMAS Melbourne and the HMAS Voyager, collided off the New South Wales coast.
Edmond Halley was given the senior post as the second Astronomer Royal at Greenwich Observatory.
