Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” premiered in Los Angeles.
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Prolific killer John Wayne Gacy was given the death sentence for the murder of 33 young men and boys.
Itza, the last Mayan kingdom, was conquered by Spanish forces.
Astronomer William Herschel first observed Uranus.
Luciano Pavarotti's final opera took place at New York Metropolitan Opera.
Earmuffs were patented.