Elton John released the single “Candle in the Wind” as a tribute to Princess Diana of Wales.
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The legal drama TV series 'Law & Order' aired for the first time on NBC.
Henry Bliss became the first person killed in an automobile accident in the United States.
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.'
