Glenn Miller’s “In the Mood” hit number one on this day and stayed there for 12 weeks.
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Tom and Jerry made their debut appearance.
The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
The HMS Dreadnought battleship was christened.
A computer defeated world champion chess player Gary Kasparov for the first time.
Two Australian warships, the HMAS Melbourne and the HMAS Voyager, collided off the New South Wales coast.
