Police checks on drunk drivers was declared constitutional by the US Supreme Court.
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The US launched the first monkey into space aboard a V2 sounding rocket.
Action thriller 'The Bourne Identity' movie starring Matt Damon was released.
Elvis Presley graduated from L. C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
The Disneyland Monorail System opened to the public in Anaheim, California.
The Second Continental Congress met to create the US flag with stars and stripes.
