President Lyndon B signed the National Traffic and Motor Safety Act, which set new standards for vehicles and drivers.
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With a record time of 2:52:29, Armas Toivonen was the first European to win gold for a marathon at the European Athletics Championships.
American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard discovered Jupiter's fifth moon.
California became the 31st state to join the United States of America.
Tajikistan declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
Congress changed the official name from United Colonies to the United States of America.
