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| 1st World Flight Gallagher, James |  |
| 2nd Mar Completes the 1st non-stop round-the-world flight, 94 hours in Lucky Lady II |
| Associate Justice Minton, Thomas | |
| Washington Appointed Associate Justice of the USA Supreme Court |
| Birth Foreman, George Edward | |
| 10th Jan Marshall Birth of George Edward Foreman |
| Birth Springstein, Bruce | |
| 23rd Sep Freehold Birth of Bruce Springsein, Freehold, New Jersey |
| Chairman JCS Bradley, Omar Nelson | |
| Appointed Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff |
| Composition King, Riley B "BB" | |
| BB King makes his 1st recording & releases 6 singles in the same year |
| Discovery of Carbon 14 Libby, Willard | |
| Discovers Carbon 14 |
| Government Truman, Harry S | |
| The CIA Director can allocate funds entirely at his discretion |
| The CIA is given special powers under the Central Intelligence Act |
| 4th April Signs thetreaty establishing the NATO alliance |
| 12th May The Berlin blockade is lifted, both sides claim victory |
| June USA troops evacuate of sth Korea , advisers organize the Republic of Korea Army |
| House of Representatives Ford, Gerald | |
| Appointed Member of the House of Representatives |
| Publication Miller, Arthur | |
| Publication of, "Death of a Sales man" |
| Secretary of State Acheson, Dean Gooderham | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
