President Eisenhower won his second term with the most significant Republican win since Abraham Lincoln's in 1860.
Around 1,000 Soviet tanks entered Budapest, the capital of Hungary, after bombing half the city in an attempt to take over.
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.
Grace Kelly married Rainier III, the Prince of Monaco.
Pakistan became the first Islamic Republic in the world.
Tunisia gains its independence from France.
The musical 'My Fair Lady' had its first performance on Broadway in New York City.
White supremacist terrorists bombed Martin Luther King Jr's home.
A fire broke out at the top of the famous iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
NORAD's Santa tracking service begins.
Cardiff was proclaimed the capital of Wales by the UK's Minister for Welsh Affairs.
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.
The ITV network launched in the UK, which became the BBC's first rival.
Swiss engineer George de Mestral patented velcro.
Emmett Till is Murdered in Mississippi.
The Space Race began between the two Cold War rivals, the USA and the USSR.
Austrian State Treaty came to force.
Disneyland opens its doors for the first time.
Mainau Declaration is signed by 18 Nobel laureates.
More than 80 people die in the Le Mans car race disaster.
The Warsaw Pact is established.
West Germany gains full sovereignty after World War II.
Jonas Salk's Polio vaccine tested by Jonas Salk was given final approval by the US Food and Drug Administration.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigned due to health concerns.
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.
Cho Oyu scaled for the first time in recorded history.
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.
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is born.
Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.
The world's first nuclear power plant is activated.
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.
Over 50,000 people greeted Queen Elizabeth II as she opened New Zealand Parliament.
Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel prize in Literature.
Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his 'Atoms for Peace' speech at the United Nations in New York.
John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island.
