The quickest boxing match in history took place.
Tommy Burns defeated Jem Roche in just 88 seconds.
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The Bee Gees made their first appearance on TV, performing 'Words' and 'To Love Somebody' on the Ed Sullivan Show.
The 'Night Stalker' serial killer, Richard Ramirez, committed his second and third murders in LA, USA.
Albert Einstein wrote his first paper on the Quantum Theory of Light.
Vladimir Putin won the Russian Presidential election again.
Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' debuted on Billboard's Top 200 chart.
