James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.
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Jack Johnson became the first African American to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
The largest strike in South Korean history began.
Mark Messier was suspended for ten games for starting a fight with Jamie Macoun and breaking his cheekbone.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the US.
Jack Ruby's gun, which was used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald, sold for $220,000 in an auction.
