April Fools' Day - Pranks (Sweden)
Time: 1962
Place: Sweden
Details: In 1962, Swedish national television broadcast a 5-minute special on how one could get color TV by placing a nylon stocking in front of the TV. A rather in-depth description on the physics behind the phenomenon was included. Thousands of people tried it.
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Charles de Gaulle-France recognized Algerian independence
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