North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was named marshal, placing him at the highest rank in the military.
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American boxer Jersey Joe Walcott became the oldest heavyweight champion aged 37.
The first stone of Giotto's Campanile in Italy was laid.
American mobster Charles Luciano (also known as Lucky Luciano) was trialed and sentenced to 30-50 years in prison.
The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain.
President Abraham Lincoln asked for 500,000 volunteers to join the military service.
