The US tested the TX-17 thermonuclear bomb for the first time in Bikini Atoll of the Marshall Islands.
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A Dutch art investigator recovered Pablo Picasso's stolen 'Buste de Femme' painting. It had been missing for 20 years.
Driving tests were introduced in the UK for the first time.
Baltimore's iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship.
Michelle Obama's memoir 'Becoming' surpassed 10 million copies sold after four months of circulation.
Thomas J Martin patented the fire extinguisher.