James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.
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After taking the world of technology by storm, the PC was named TIME's Man of the Year.
Mark Messier was suspended for ten games for starting a fight with Jamie Macoun and breaking his cheekbone.
Marie and Pierre Curie announced their discovery of radium.
Judy Garland made her show business debut.
Jack Ruby's gun, which was used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald, sold for $220,000 in an auction.
