The world’s first jet-powered aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, completed its first flight.
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For the first time in history, the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) transmitted a two-hour-long live broadcast from Calais, France, to television screens in the UK.
American driller Edwin Laurentine Drake successfully drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania, US.
Chinese and Korean forces won the two-day Battle of Baekgangon.
Hurricane Five struck Florida and caused 700 fatalities.
The British defeated the Americans in the Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn.
