The last Australian troops were evacuated from Gallipoli during World War I.
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The Christmas classic directed by Frank Capra, 'It's a Wonderful Life,' premiered in New York.
The Zodiac Killer claimed two more victims.
Gangs of New York, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz, was released.
Pablo Picasso's 'Portrait of Suzanne Bloch' was stolen from the São Paulo Museum of Art, along with O Lavrador de Café by Candido Portinari.
The first spacewalk was made by the Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Grechko during Salyut 6 EO-1 mission.