Vanuatu gained its independence from the Anglo-French Condominium.
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The USS Indianapolis vessel was torpedoed and sunk.
28-year-old chemist Eugène Schueller founded a beauty company, which would later be named L'Oreal.
England won the FIFA World Cup Final in London against Germany with a score of 4-2.
President Eisenhower demanded that all US currency would feature the words 'In God We Trust.'
Host nation Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in Montevideo to win the first FIFA World Cup.
