The US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.
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A Russian actress and a film director were launched into space to create the world's first film in orbit.
Notorious American outlaws, The Dalton Brothers, set out to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas.
The American romantic comedy 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' starring Audrey Hepburn, was released in the US.
King Louis the Pious was crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope.
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil was ratified.
