The Today Show aired for the first time on NBC-TV with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie as hosts.
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The country of Georgia officially adopted the Five Cross Flag after more than five hundred years since its last use.
David Jones changed his name to David Bowie and released his first single, 'Can't Help Thinking About Me.'
Norway was ceded to Sweden by King Frederik VI of Denmark.
An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii killed 28 people.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Morocco, where he met British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to discuss allies during World War II.
