The world’s first black international football player, Andrew Watson, played his first of three matches in Scotland.
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The leader in Scotland's fight for independence, William Wallace, was captured and later trialed and executed in London.
England won the FIFA World Cup Final in London against Germany with a score of 4-2.
The first cloned animal from an adult animal cell was announced.
Scottish inventor John Logie Baird changed the world of communication and entertainment forever when he demonstrated television for the first time.
The Football Association is formed.