The first televised baseball game was broadcasted on NBC, featuring Princeton defeating Colombia 2-1.
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American country music artist Alan Jackson released his 'Chattahoochee' single.
The first Tim Hortons opened in Hamilton, Ontario, by NHL player Tim Horton.
The Naval Act of 1938 passed in United States legislation.
The first merry-go-round debuted at a fair in Philippopolis, Turkey.
NASA's SMS-1 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral atop a Delta rocket.
