The US tested the TX-17 thermonuclear bomb for the first time in Bikini Atoll of the Marshall Islands.
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The first photo of the moon was taken by John Draper in New York City.
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.
A Dutch art investigator recovered Pablo Picasso's stolen 'Buste de Femme' painting. It had been missing for 20 years.
East Pakistan declared its independence from Pakistan, forming Bangladesh.
