lb ) ▁was ▁proposed ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁after ▁Jimmy ▁Wil de ▁defeated ▁Eug ene ▁Hus son ▁in ▁London . ▁Wil de , ▁subsequently ▁ranked ▁by ▁most ▁exper ts ▁as ▁the ▁greatest - ever ▁fly weight , ▁held ▁the ▁title ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁Born : ▁Son ny ▁Boy ▁William son , ▁American ▁music ian , ▁singer ▁and ▁song writer , ▁pione er ▁of ▁the ▁bl ues ▁harm onica , ▁in ▁Mad ison ▁County , ▁Tennessee ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 4 8 ) ▁ ▁D ied : ▁John ▁Henry ▁Po ynt ing , ▁English ▁phys ic ist , ▁discovered ▁the ▁Po ynt ing – Ro bert son ▁effect ▁and ▁developed ▁the ▁Po ynt ing ▁vector ▁( b . ▁ 1 8 5 2 ) ▁ ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁( T ues day ) ▁▁ ▁Third ▁Battle ▁of ▁Top ol ob am po ▁— ▁Mexican ▁re bel ▁gun ship ▁T amp ico ▁attacked ▁Mexican ▁naval ▁gun ship ▁Gu err ero ▁as ▁it ▁attempted ▁to ▁break ▁out ▁of ▁naval ▁block age ▁set ▁up ▁around ▁the ▁bay ▁of ▁Top ol ob am po . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁battle , ▁T amp ico ▁hit ▁Gu err ero ▁three ▁times , ▁w ounding ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁crew . ▁T amp ico ▁was ▁struck ▁four ▁to ▁six ▁times ▁but ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁retre at ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁har bor ▁and ▁run ▁a ground . ▁ ▁The ▁se aling ▁vessel ▁SS ▁Southern