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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
– Geochang massacre: Korean War
– The first Pan American Games are held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
– The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.
– General Douglas MacArthur retires from the military.
– London’s Royal Festival Hall opens with the Festival of Britain
– Future Hall of Famer Willie Mays was called up by the New York Giants from their farm team Minneapolis Millers. We went 0-5 in his first major league game.
– Dezik (Дезик) and Tsygan (Цыган, “Gypsy”) are the first dogs to make a sub-orbital flight.
– The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.
– The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Europe.
Who Were Born On ?
– M.L. Carr, basketball player and coach
– Dean Kamen, American inventor
– José Eduardo González Navas, Spanish politician
– Barry Brown, American actor and writer (d. 1978)
– Chris Frantz, American musician (Talking Heads)
– Greg Bear, American author
– Aad van den Hoek, Dutch cyclist
– Stephen Bishop, American musician
– Adrian Devine, American baseball pitcher
– Gilbert Montagné, French musician