Cellular mobile phone service was made available to the American public for the first time.
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The American drama film 'All About Eve,' by Joseph L. Mankiewicz starring Bette Davis, premiered in the US.
The Safety Hood, which would later become the gas mask, was patented by Garrett Morgan.
The American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan posthumously won a Nobel prize in literature.
Margaret Symons became the first woman to speak in British Parliament.
All 33 miners trapped after a mining accident in Chile were rescued after being stuck underground for 69 days.
