The US tested the TX-17 thermonuclear bomb for the first time in Bikini Atoll of the Marshall Islands.
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Citizens of Bikini Island evacuated for nuclear testing.
Samuel Colt patented the multi-shot revolving cylinder gun.
China performed its first thermonuclear test.
The United States conducted its first and only nuclear artillery test at the Nevada Test Site.
The United States and Russia signed the Moscow Treaty, agreeing to limit their nuclear arsenals.
