- A Joint Resolution of Congress is signed by President Eisenhower, authorizing "In God We Trust" as the U.S. national motto.
- Elvis Presley sings, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, causing a scandal with his suggestive hip movements.
- The film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I" starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr is released.
- Famous Births ... Sugar Ray Leonard, Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson.
- Deaths ... A. A. Milne, Bela Lugosi.
- Rocky Marciano retires as the only undefeated Heavyweight Champion of the world with a perfect record.
- The price of Ground Coffee was 85 cents per pound.
- Rising of waters in the Murray River cause flooding of many towns in three states of Australia.
- Suez Crisis, Israel, Britain and France attack Egypt.
- First hard disk (5MB) invented by IBM.
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