The United States conducted its first and only nuclear artillery test at the Nevada Test Site.
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Smith and Wesson patented the first metal bullet cartridges.
Nevada became the 36th state to join the United States of America.
China performed its first thermonuclear test.
The world's first atomic bomb was detonated.
Colombia's militant group FARC agreed to lay down their weapons after 52 years of guerilla warfare.
