A Dutch scientist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes announced he was able to create solid helium.
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The first warrants were issued to arrest three women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, US.
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.
The Family Circus Comic Strip by Bill Keane debuted.
The UK's Prince Harry was withdrawn from a military tour of Afghanistan.
The longest siege of a capital city in modern history, the siege of Sarajevo, officially ended.
