Oil well gusher fired 1,000 feet into the air near Tampico, Mexico making it the largest in history.
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Tom and Jerry made their debut appearance.
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.
Hitler gave his first speech as Chancellor explaining why Nazi power should rule.
Edmond Halley was given the senior post as the second Astronomer Royal at Greenwich Observatory.
