Swiss engineer George de Mestral patented velcro.
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The Beatles released their hit single 'Yesterday.'
The Soviet Union's Luna 2 space probe became the first spacecraft to reach the moon's surface.
Howard Hughes designed and built the world's fastest plane called the H-1 racer, then, on this day, flew it at a new world speed record at 352 miles per hour in Santa Fe, California.
American sitcom 'Soap' became the first show to display the warning 'Viewer discretion advised.'
Super Mario Bros was released for the Nintendo Family Computer in Japan.