US Marine Major John Glenn's 'Project Bullet' broke the transcontinental speed record.
Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president to fly in a helicopter.
The electric typewriter went on sale for the first time in Syracuse, New York, USA.
The first gorilla born in captivity, called Colo, was born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
President Eisenhower won his second term with the most significant Republican win since Abraham Lincoln's in 1860.
The adventure comedy movie 'Around the World in 80 Days' premiered in New York, US.
The epic Western drama movie 'Giant' premiered in New York City, US.
President Eisenhower demanded that all US currency would feature the words 'In God We Trust.'
The first private research atomic reactor opened in Chicago, Illinois, US.
The District Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional in Montgomery.
Eisenhower signed a farm bill that allowed the government to store agricultural surplus.
The musical 'My Fair Lady' had its first performance on Broadway in New York City.
NORAD's Santa tracking service begins.
Rosa Parks was arrested.
A bomb hidden in checked luggage of United Airlines Flight 629 exploded over Longmont, Colorado killing all 44 people on board.
Emmett Till is Murdered in Mississippi.
The Space Race began between the two Cold War rivals, the USA and the USSR.
Disneyland opens its doors for the first time.
Jonas Salk's Polio vaccine tested by Jonas Salk was given final approval by the US Food and Drug Administration.
The popular board game Scrabble went on sale in the UK.
Dr. Joseph E. Murray performed the first human kidney transplant at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
A meteorite crashed through the roof of an Alabama home and hit a woman taking a nap.
Hurricane Hazel hit the American East Coast and became the worst to hit North America.
The US Navy commissioned USS Nautilus, which became the world’s first nuclear submarine.
Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.
The U.S. Supreme Court declares racially segregated public schools unconstitutional.
The US tested the TX-17 thermonuclear bomb for the first time in Bikini Atoll of the Marshall Islands.
The first newspaper from a vending machine was bought in Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Willie Mosconi sets the world record for running most consecutive pool balls without a miss.
Polio vaccines were given to the first group of children in the US at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The first official Church of Scientology opened in Los Angeles, California, USA.
President Eisenhower stepped in to warn the US not to intervene in Vietnam.
John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island.
The United States Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in Washington, DC, could not refuse to serve Black patrons.
The United States conducted its first and only nuclear artillery test at the Nevada Test Site.
Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize.
The director of the CIA launched Project MKUltra, the US' top secret mind control program.
The first-ever color 3D movie, 'House of Wax,' premiered in New York.
President Truman announced to the people of America that they successfully developed a hydrogen bomb.
US National Security Agency formed.
United States tests first hydrogen bomb.
KFC opened its first franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah, US.
Nixon Makes his Checkers Speech.
Finnish Armi Kuusela won the first Miss Universe Pageant at Long Beach, California.
The musical 'Singing in The Rain,' directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, had its first theatrical run.
The world's first rock and roll concert is held in Cleveland, Ohio.
A 12-inch-deep hailstorm in Kansas became one of the US' most expensive hailstorms.
The 9th Street Art Exhibition opened.
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death.
The twenty-second amendment to the US Constitution was ratified.
