A Dutch scientist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes announced he was able to create solid helium.
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A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, wiped out a third of the city's population.
Future Pope John Paul II was almost killed by a Nazi truck in Krakow, Poland.
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.
The first warrants were issued to arrest three women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, US.
