Metallica released their single “Enter Sandman.”
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The USS Indianapolis vessel was torpedoed and sunk.
President Eisenhower demanded that all US currency would feature the words 'In God We Trust.'
Volkswagen stopped production of the old VW Beetle.
28-year-old chemist Eugène Schueller founded a beauty company, which would later be named L'Oreal.
Host nation Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in Montevideo to win the first FIFA World Cup.
