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Fleming discovers penicillin.
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Bell Labs inaugurates Mobile Telephone Service, one of the earliest standards for mobile communication.
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Salk announces the polio vaccine.
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The Russians launch Sputnik 1
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A Boeing 707 flies for the first time.
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The Americans launch Explorer 1
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PanAm schedules the first Boeing 707 commercial flight.
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The Russians christen the K-19 submarine.
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The Russians raise the naval flag on the K-19 submarine.
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Bell Labs inaugurates the IMTS (Improved Mobile Telephone Service).