The Today Show aired for the first time on NBC-TV with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie as hosts.
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An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii killed 28 people.
David Jones changed his name to David Bowie and released his first single, 'Can't Help Thinking About Me.'
Elizabeth Bennet became the first woman to give birth by a Cesarean section in the United States.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Morocco, where he met British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to discuss allies during World War II.
Jennifer Lopez scored her first UK No.1 single with 'Love Don't Cost A Thing.'
