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Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
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 22, 1957 - Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
July 29, 1957 - Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson in 10 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 More Notable Events on August 18: 1986 John Tesh's 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight
1982 Pete Rose sets record with his 13,941st plate appearance
1964 South Africa banned from Olympic Games because of apartheid policies
1930 Eastern Airlines begins passenger service
1834 Mount Vesuvius erupts
