James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.
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The Detroit Pistons NBA team broke records after losing their 27th consecutive basketball game.
Judy Garland made her show business debut.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the US.
A security patrol near RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, UK, saw what they believed to be a UFO.
Jack Johnson became the first African American to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
