Gangs of New York, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz, was released.
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The last Australian troops were evacuated from Gallipoli during World War I.
South Carolina seceded from the United States of America.
Pope John Paul II established World Youth Day, an event for young Christians around the world.
The Zodiac Killer claimed two more victims.
Adolf Hitler was freed from jail early.