The original “Winnie the Pooh” novel written by A. A. Milne was released.
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NASA's space probe Magellan burned in the Venus atmosphere.
The detective novel 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' by Arthur Conan Doyle was published.
US Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager became the first-ever person to break the speed of sound, flying the Bell X-1 at 662 miles per hour.
The Blitz bombing of London's Balham Tube Station was bombed, killing over 60 people.
Former US President Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech immediately after being shot.
