A Dutch scientist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes announced he was able to create solid helium.
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Future Pope John Paul II was almost killed by a Nazi truck in Krakow, Poland.
A lunar eclipse saved explorer Christopher Columbus's life.
Charles Darwin explored Bahia, San Salvador, Brazil, and fell in love with its variety of plants, flowers, animals & insects.
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.
Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary election.