Jimi Hendrix wrote “Purple Haze” backstage at the Upper Cut Club, London.
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After taking the world of technology by storm, the PC was named TIME's Man of the Year.
Marie and Pierre Curie announced their discovery of radium.
The Detroit Pistons NBA team broke records after losing their 27th consecutive basketball game.
The horror film 'The Exorcist,' based on book and screenplay by William Peter Blatty, premiered.
Mark Messier was suspended for ten games for starting a fight with Jamie Macoun and breaking his cheekbone.
