May 03 Brooklyn Dodgers’ owner Walter O’ Malley agreed to move the team from Flatbush to sunny Los Angeles. Initially, only exhibition games were held at the L.A. Coliseum

May 16 US launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton CT

May 22 South Africa Government approves race separation in universities

May 06 Italian Government of Segni resigns

May 15 The first British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island)

May 16 Major Irwin, USAF flies a Lockheed Starfighter to a record 1,404.18 MPH

May 17 Prayer Pilgrimage, biggest civil rights demonstration to date (District of Columbia)

May 30 Real Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup 1 in Madrid

May 01 US give Poland credit of $95 million

May 06 Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV

May 17 Canadian National opens a 40 mile diversion of its Montréal to Toronto main line required in the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

May 19 Adone Zoli forms Italian Government

May 24 Anti American riots breakout in Taipei, Taiwan

May 01 Larry King's first radio broadcast

May 21 French Government of Mollet resigns

May 29 Algerian rebels kill 336 collaborators

May 06 Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage)

May 15 18,000 people at Madison Square Garden-Billy Graham launched a crusade

May 04 Anne Frank Foundation forms in Amsterdam

May 24 Heavy earthquake strikes Colombia

May 05 Adolf Schärf elected President of Austria

May 31 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)

May 01 Vanguard TV-1 booster test reaches 195 km

May 11 Gabriel Paris forms Government of Colombia

May 29 Laos Government of prince Suvanna Phuma resigns

May 04 Alan Freed hosts "Rock n' Roll Show" first prime-time network rock show

May 28 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Jan 10 Harold Macmillan becomes prime minister of Britain, after the resignation of Anthony Eden.

Jan 20 Gomulka wins Poland's parliamentary election

Jan 05 Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East

Jan 09 Checheno-Ingush ASSR reformed in RSFSR

Jan 18 3 B-52's set record for around-the-world flight, 45 hours 19 minutes

Jan 09 Karachayevo-Cherkess Autonomous Region reestablished in RSFSR

Jan 26 India annexes Kashmir

Jan 03 The first electric watch introduced, Lancaster PA

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