Elton John became the 1,662nd person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Walt Disney's animated Dumbo was released in New York City, New York, US.
The first major battle of the First English Civil War began near Edge Hill, Warwickshire.
Apple's iPod hit store shelves.
More than 25,000 people marched down New York's 5th Avenue supporting women's suffrage.
The bank robber John Dillinger and his gang robbed $75,000 from the Central National Bank in Greencastle, Indiana.