The quickest boxing match in history took place.
Tommy Burns defeated Jem Roche in just 88 seconds.
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Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory discover Californium, a new radioactive element.
NASA launched the Vanguard I satellite.
Saint Patrick was captured by Irish raiders from his home in Britain and taken to be a slave in Ireland.
Pop singer-songwriter Sia released her hit single 'Chandelier.'
Albert Einstein wrote his first paper on the Quantum Theory of Light.
