Henry Bliss became the first person killed in an automobile accident in the United States.
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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.
'Uncle Sam' became the official nickname of the United States.
The pilot episode of 'Supernatural,' created by Eric Kripke, aired on The WB Television Network.
The Soviet Union's Luna 2 space probe became the first spacecraft to reach the moon's surface.
Michelangelo began his three-year project sculpting the Statue of David.
