The groundbreaking TV soap opera “Sua Vida Me Pertence” premiered in Brazil.
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French scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered radium.
President Coolidge signed a bill authorizing The Boulder Canyon Project Act, which allowed for the construction of what is known today as the Hoover Dam.
Elton John and his partner David Furnish registered their civil partnership at Windsor Town Hall on the first day civil partnerships could legally be performed in England.
The first crossword puzzle was printed.
John Wayne Gacy was arrested.
