James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.
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Marie and Pierre Curie announced their discovery of radium.
A security patrol near RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, UK, saw what they believed to be a UFO.
Judy Garland made her show business debut.
The Detroit Pistons NBA team broke records after losing their 27th consecutive basketball game.
The horror film 'The Exorcist,' based on book and screenplay by William Peter Blatty, premiered.
