Mob Boss Albert Anastasia Slain In New York
Hungarians Revolt Against Pro-Soviet Government
Queen Elizabeth Assumes British Throne
Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Pope Pius XII Dies, Pope John XXIII Succeeds Him
Alaska and Hawaii Become 49th and 50th States
Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin Dies
Salk Polio Vaccine Is Introduced
Battle of Dien Bien Phu Ends In French Defeat
Korean War Begins