Swiss engineer George de Mestral patented velcro.
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The Beatles released their hit single 'Yesterday.'
Chemist Michael Faraday discovered the Faraday Effect.
The legal drama TV series 'Law & Order' aired for the first time on NBC.
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.
