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Brink's robbery $3 million stolen.
Brink's robbery $3 million stolen.
The robbery resulted in the theft of $1,218,211.29 in cash, and $1,557,183.83 in checks, money orders, and other securities. At the time, it was the largest robbery in the history of the United States. Skillfully executed with only a bare minimum of clues left at the crime scene, the robbery was billed as "the crime of the century". The robbery was the work of an eleven-member gang, all of whom were later arrested. -
President Truman approved the production of the hydrogen bomb.
President Truman approved the production of the hydrogen bomb.The debate among the scientists centered, largely, around the opinions of two men, Edward Teller and J. Robert Oppenheimer. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States. -
Colored television is introduced in the U.S
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George the 4th dies and his daughter left as Elizabeth the second, in the royal family.
George the 4th dies and his daughter left as Elizabeth the second, in the royal family.For most of George's regency and reign, Lord Liverpool controlled the government as Prime Minister. -
Korean War ends in truce.
Korean War ends in Truce
The war began on 25 June 1950 and an armistice was signed on 27 July 1953. -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed in Sing Sing prison.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed in Sing Sing prison.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were American communists who were executed in 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage. -
Marilyn Monroe weds DiMaggio
Marily Monroe weds DiMaggio -
U.S. agreed to train South Vietnamese army
U.S agreed to train South Vietnamese army. -
The five and one half mile long Rimutaka Railroad Tunnel opens in New Zealand.
The five and one half mile long Rimutaka Railroad Tunnel opens in New Zealand. -
Soviet satellite Sputnik circles Earth
Soviet sattelite Sputnik circles earth,
It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957, and was the first in a series of satellites collectively known as the Sputnik program. -
National Aeronautics and Space Administration is Founded.
NASA Founded.
NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).