The distress signal “CQD” was established.
Two years later, it was replaced by “SOS.”
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The first US commercial bank, The Bank of North America, opened in Philadelphia.
A 57-year-old man received the first transplanted heart from a genetically modified pig.
Akihito succeeded his father to become the 125th Emperor of Japan.
The first-ever photograph of genes was taken.
President Truman announced to the people of America that they successfully developed a hydrogen bomb.
