Oil well gusher fired 1,000 feet into the air near Tampico, Mexico making it the largest in history.
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The HMS Dreadnought battleship was christened.
Edmond Halley was given the senior post as the second Astronomer Royal at Greenwich Observatory.
Amy Winehouse scored five awards at the 50th Grammy Awards.
President Eisenhower stepped in to warn the US not to intervene in Vietnam.
The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
