March 25 - The European Common Market is established between France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
October 4 - Russia launches Sputnik I, the first Earth-orbiting satellite.
President Eisenhower sends federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas after local authorities refuse to implement court-ordered desegregation.
Francois Duvalier becomes dictator in Haiti, thus beginning a 14-year reign of terror.
USSR and US successfully launch Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles.
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