The first computers were affected by the Michelangelo virus, which activated annually on March 6.
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Georgy Malenkov succeeded Joseph Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union.
Portuguese Navigator Ferdinand Magellan discovered Guam, Micronesia in the Western Pacific.
Boxing champion Muhammad Ali relinquished his 'slave name' of Cassius Clay and joined Islam.
Athlete Tom O'Hara smashed a world record by running 1 mile in just 3 minutes and 56.4 seconds.
A circus performer patented the modern trampoline.
