The Detroit Pistons NBA team broke records after losing their 27th consecutive basketball game.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the US.
Jack Johnson became the first African American to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.
JonBenét Ramsey was found dead.
The horror film 'The Exorcist,' based on book and screenplay by William Peter Blatty, premiered.