The world’s first jet-powered aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, completed its first flight.
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Hurricane Five struck Florida and caused 700 fatalities.
Chinese and Korean forces won the two-day Battle of Baekgangon.
Disney's Mary Poppins was released and premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
Moldova declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
American driller Edwin Laurentine Drake successfully drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania, US.
