The United States launches <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_(satellite)" id="mwwg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Transit (satellite)">Transit 1-B</a>, the world's first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_navigation" id="mwww" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Satellite navigation">satellite navigation</a> system.