The royal coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of England took place at Westminster Abbey, London, UK.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer Mount Everest.
The United States conducted its first and only nuclear artillery test at the Nevada Test Site.
Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize.
Space Patrol aired the first 3D television show.
Francis Crick & James Watson's discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA was formally announced.
Queen Elizabeth II knighted Sir Winston Churchill in London, England.
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.
Jomo Kenyatta is sentenced to 7 years hard labor.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Western Turkey, killing 1,070 people.
Georgy Malenkov succeeded Joseph Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union.
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin died in his home after suffering from a stroke.
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin was found semi-conscious after suffering from a stroke.
The twisted ladder structure of DNA was discovered.
Sweet rationing during World War II finally came to an end in Britain.
The Chevrolet Corvette sports car was presented for the first time at GM Motorama Auto Show in New York.
Tito becomes President of Yugoslavia.
President Truman announced to the people of America that they successfully developed a hydrogen bomb.
A lethal fog began to cover London, lasting for five days, causing the term 'smog' to be termed – a combination of smoke and fog.
Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" opens at London's West End.
US National Security Agency formed.
United States tests first hydrogen bomb.
The Governor of Kenya declared a state of emergency and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
The children's novel 'Charlotte's Web' was published by E. B. White.
UK tests its first atomic bomb.
KFC opened its first franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah, US.
Nixon Makes his Checkers Speech.
The first television show about Superman, 'Adventures of Superman,' aired in the US.
'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway was published in book form after first being published in Life Magazine on September 1.
Life magazine publishes parts of The Old Man and the Sea.
The comedy movie 'The Quiet Man' was released in the UK.
Finnish Armi Kuusela won the first Miss Universe Pageant at Long Beach, California.
The women of Greece were given the right to vote.
The jet age begins with the first scheduled flight of the De Havilland Comet 1.
Mr. Potato Head was officially released, originally only consisting of the accessories which were stuck in an actual potato.
Mr. Potato Head became the first toy advertised on TV.
The Treaty of San Francisco took effect.
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber successfully completed its first flight.
The Bolivian National Revolution overthrows Hugo Ballivián's government.
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.
The world record for rainfall dumped 6.1 feet (1.87m) of rain on Cilaos, Island of Réunion.
Fulgencio Batista assumes power in Cuba after a coup.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill went public that Britain had its first atomic bomb and planned to test it in Australia by the end of the year.
Queen Elizabeth II took to the throne after the death of King George VI.
The high-end fashion label Givenchy was presented for the first time in Paris, with the first model being Bettina Graziani.
The first TV detector van, used to track down users of unlicensed television sets, begins operations in the UK.
The Today Show aired for the first time on NBC-TV with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie as hosts.
Libya gains independence from Italy.
