American reality show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” premiered on the E! Network.
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The Blitz bombing of London's Balham Tube Station was bombed, killing over 60 people.
US Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager became the first-ever person to break the speed of sound, flying the Bell X-1 at 662 miles per hour.
Queen Elizabeth II personally opened the 23rd parliamentary session in Canada, the first and only time for her.
NASA's space probe Magellan burned in the Venus atmosphere.
Former US President Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech immediately after being shot.
