Floyd Patterson History: December 4, 1961 - Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title March 13, 1961 - Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 for heavywgt boxing title June 20, 1960 - Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for heavywgt boxing title June 20, 1960 - Heavyweight Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johnstown (New York City) May 1, 1959 - Floyd Patterson KOs Brian London in 11 for heavyweight boxing title August 18, 1958 - Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title August 22, 1957 - Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title November 30, 1956 - Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in 5 for heavyweight boxing title January 4, 1935 - Floyd Patterson, heavyweight champ 1956 - 1959, 1960 - 1962, Gold Medal 1952 Olympics
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1984 23rd Summer Olympics opens in Los Angeles
1978 Pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn and its rings
1958 President Eisenhower signs NASA and Space Act of 1958
1952 1st nonstop transpacific flight by a jet
1938 Olympic National Park forms