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The mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, killing 41 people. (Davenport, Ia.)
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During Korean conflict, Chinese forces capture Seoul.
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The French Plevin goverment falls.
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Ernest Blochs, "Suite Hebraique", premieres.
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Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville.
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Bhutan issues it's 1st postage stamps.
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A fire damages the top of the Eiffel Tower.
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An Irish Republican Army unit attacks Brookeborough.
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BOAC Britannia flies London to New York in a record 7 hours 57 minutes.
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Cuban Dictator flees Cuba for the Dominican Republic/
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The Bank of France issues the frac, worth 100 times the value of existing francs