Swiss engineer George de Mestral patented velcro.
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The pilot episode of 'Supernatural,' created by Eric Kripke, aired on The WB Television Network.
Michelangelo began his three-year project sculpting the Statue of David.
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.
Super Mario Bros was released for the Nintendo Family Computer in Japan.
The Soviet Union's Luna 2 space probe became the first spacecraft to reach the moon's surface.
