Marie and Pierre Curie announced their discovery of radium.
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Jack Johnson became the first African American to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
The Detroit Pistons NBA team broke records after losing their 27th consecutive basketball game.
James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.
A security patrol near RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, UK, saw what they believed to be a UFO.
The largest strike in South Korean history began.
