Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary election.
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Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Gone With the Wind,' making her the first African American woman to win an Oscar.
A Dutch scientist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes announced he was able to create solid helium.
Charles Darwin explored Bahia, San Salvador, Brazil, and fell in love with its variety of plants, flowers, animals & insects.
The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago.
Svend Robinson became the first Canadian MP to come out of the closet publicly.
