American driller Edwin Laurentine Drake successfully drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania, US.
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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.
Disney's Mary Poppins was released and premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
Hurricane Five struck Florida and caused 700 fatalities.
Jessi Combs broke the female fastest land speed record when her jet-powered vehicle reached a speed of 522.783 mph (841.338 kph).
The world's first jet-powered aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, completed its first flight.
