The Detroit Pistons NBA team broke records after losing their 27th consecutive basketball game.
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Mark Messier was suspended for ten games for starting a fight with Jamie Macoun and breaking his cheekbone.
Jimi Hendrix wrote 'Purple Haze' backstage at the Upper Cut Club, London.
The largest strike in South Korean history began.
JonBenét Ramsey was found dead.
Marie and Pierre Curie announced their discovery of radium.
