Charlie Chaplin’s silent movie “The Gold Rush” was released.
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Same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states.
President Bill Clinton ordered a US cruise missile strike on Iraq.
Elvis Presley performed his final performance in Indianapolis, Indiana, US.
The first Harry Potter book, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,' hit the shelves in the UK.
Karl Benz patented the gasoline-operated motor car.