The first computers were affected by the Michelangelo virus, which activated annually on March 6.
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Boxing champion Muhammad Ali relinquished his 'slave name' of Cassius Clay and joined Islam.
Georgy Malenkov succeeded Joseph Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union.
Felix Hoffmann patented one of the world's most common drugs, Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid).
Athlete Tom O'Hara smashed a world record by running 1 mile in just 3 minutes and 56.4 seconds.
The first US telecast was made from an airplane flying over New York City.
