- 1898 Marie and Pierre Curie announce the existence of a second element, which they name "radium"
Jackson vs. Burns
1908 African-American boxer Jack Johnson stops Canadian defending champion Tommy Burns in the 14th round in Sydney, Australia, to become the first black man to win world heavyweight title; Burns is favorite in 12th title defense but Johnson dominates before police stop the bout
Bierce’s Last Communication
1913 Ambrose Bierce’s last known communication, a letter to his close friend Blanche Partington from Mexico - one of the most famous literary disappearances
- 1964 Beatles single "I Feel Fine" goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks
Funny Girl
1965 "Funny Girl" based on the life of Fanny Brice, with Barbra Streisand closes on Broadway
Purple Haze
1966 Jimi Hendrix writes the song "Purple Haze" backstage at the Upper Cut Club in London
- 1968 Led Zeppelin's US concert debut in Denver, Colorado, as opening act for Vanilla Fudge
- 1973 Two Skylab 3 astronauts walk in space for a record seven hours
- 1982 TIME's Man of the Year is the computer
- 1986 TV soap "Search for Tomorrow" ends 35-year run
- 2012 China opens the world’s longest high speed rail route from Beijing to Guangzhou
- 2018 American Colin O'Brady is the first person to cross Antarctica solo and unassisted after 54 days at the Ross Ice Shelf
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