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Jan 20 coldest day ever recorded in America (-56degrees, -70fahrenheit). France lose battle of Viet Minh in Vietnam in May causing Vietnam to split into North and South Vietnam. Algeria fights for independence from France. Laos gains independence from France. America stages military coup in Guatemala. First successful kidney transplant is done. World's first water-pump jet engine built in New Zealand. Oprah and John Travolta were born. America officially uses the nautical mile

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