The pilot episode of “Supernatural,” created by Eric Kripke, aired on The WB Television Network.
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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.
Swiss engineer George de Mestral patented velcro.
The animated mystery-comedy 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!' first aired on CBS.
'Uncle Sam' became the official nickname of the United States.
The Soviet Union's Luna 2 space probe became the first spacecraft to reach the moon's surface.
