Michelangelo began his three-year project sculpting the Statue of David.
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The pilot episode of 'Supernatural,' created by Eric Kripke, aired on The WB Television Network.
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.'
Henry Bliss became the first person killed in an automobile accident in the United States.
The animated mystery-comedy 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!' first aired on CBS.