After being under US military authority, the island of Okinawa reverted back to Japanese control.
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The USSR launched the Sputnik III.
Alabama passed the Human Life Protection Act, enacting a near-total ban on abortions.
Ellen Church became the first female airline stewardess aboard a Boeing Air Transport flight from San Francisco to Chicago.
The 'Portrait of Dr. Gachet' by Vincent van Gogh was sold for $82.5 million in three minutes.
Las Vegas was officially founded.
