The Cardinal of Turin confirmed reports that the Shroud of Turin, believed to carry the imprint of Christ's face, had been scientifically dated to the Middle Ages 

Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams was published 

Pirates beats Pilgrims (Red Sox) 5 games to 3 in 1st World Series 

Arna W Bontemps noted poet and librarian of Fisk University 

Greenwich was adopted as the universal time meridian of longitude from which standard times throughout the world are calculated 

Rudolf Virchow, German pathologist, is born