Marie and Pierre Curie announced their discovery of radium.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the US.
The Detroit Pistons NBA team broke records after losing their 27th consecutive basketball game.
Jack Johnson became the first African American to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
Jimi Hendrix wrote 'Purple Haze' backstage at the Upper Cut Club, London.
The horror film 'The Exorcist,' based on book and screenplay by William Peter Blatty, premiered.
