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Italian flag
The modern Italian flag is first used. -
Literary
Zora Neale Hurston is born. -
SOS
The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS" -
Telephone
The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York, New York to London, United Kingdom. -
Automotive
Walter Chrysler is featured on the cover of Time magazine as man of the year. -
UFO
1Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of a supposed UFO. -
IBM experiment
Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system, is held in New York at the head office of IBM. -
Cuban governmemt
The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro. -
Polaris missille
The Polaris missile is test launched. -
Spacecraft
Surveyor Program: Surveyor 7, the last spacecraft in the Surveyor series, lifts off from launch complex 36A, Cape Canaveral.