The US Navy commissioned USS Nautilus, which became the world’s first nuclear submarine.
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Mozart's last opera, 'The Magic Flute,' premiered in Vienna.
Hollywood actor James Dean died aged 24.
For the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.
American animated sitcom 'The Flintstones,' which romanticized the Stone Age debuted on ABC.
Parliament officially nominated Henry IV as Richard II's successor and proclaimed him king of England.
