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Tanganyika, a former British trust territory in East Africa, achieved independence from the United Kingdom. Julius Nyerere became its first prime minister, and the nation later merged with Zanzibar to form Tanzania in 1964.
Douglas Engelbart gave a landmark 90-minute demonstration of groundbreaking computer technologies. He introduced the computer mouse, hypertext, video conferencing, and real-time collaborative editing, laying the foundation for modern personal computing.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous narrative poem was first published in the British newspaper The Examiner. The poem immortalized the disastrous cavalry charge during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War, becoming a classic of English literature.
The first of 12 subsequent Nuremberg trials began, prosecuting 23 German physicians and administrators for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The trial exposed horrific medical experiments and led to the establishment of the Nuremberg Code of medical ethics.
Richard Strauss's opera 'Salome,' based on Oscar Wilde's play, premiered at the Dresden Court Opera. Its overtly sensual themes and dissonant music caused immediate controversy and was banned in several cities, cementing its place as a landmark of modernism.