James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.
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The horror film 'The Exorcist,' based on book and screenplay by William Peter Blatty, premiered.
Jack Johnson became the first African American to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
Judy Garland made her show business debut.
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.
