The Detroit Pistons NBA team broke records after losing their 27th consecutive basketball game.
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Marie and Pierre Curie announced their discovery of radium.
A devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.
Jack Ruby's gun, which was used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald, sold for $220,000 in an auction.
Jimi Hendrix wrote 'Purple Haze' backstage at the Upper Cut Club, London.
The largest strike in South Korean history began.
