The animated mystery-comedy “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” first aired on CBS.
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'Uncle Sam' became the official nickname of the United States.
Henry Bliss became the first person killed in an automobile accident in the United States.
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.
American sitcom 'Soap' became the first show to display the warning 'Viewer discretion advised.'
The Soviet Union's Luna 2 space probe became the first spacecraft to reach the moon's surface.
