Michelangelo began his three-year project sculpting the Statue of David.
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Henry Bliss became the first person killed in an automobile accident in the United States.
The legal drama TV series 'Law & Order' aired for the first time on NBC.
The Soviet Union's Luna 2 space probe became the first spacecraft to reach the moon's surface.
American sitcom 'Soap' became the first show to display the warning 'Viewer discretion advised.'
Chemist Michael Faraday discovered the Faraday Effect.
