The pilot episode of “Supernatural,” created by Eric Kripke, aired on The WB Television Network.
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American sitcom 'Soap' became the first show to display the warning 'Viewer discretion advised.'
The legal drama TV series 'Law & Order' aired for the first time on NBC.
''UFO expert” Jaime Maussan presented the bodies of two alleged aliens before the Mexican Congress.
Super Mario Bros was released for the Nintendo Family Computer in Japan.
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.