In just 57 seconds, illusionist Harry Houdini successfully unchained himself while underwater.
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Construction began on the Hoover Dam in Nevada.
Tourists in Kazakhstan beat a seal unconscious on a beach so that children could take pictures with it.
Dutch artist Wilfred Stijger broke the world record for the tallest sandcastle.
Jesse James and the famous James-Younger Gang robbed the Missouri Pacific Railroad near Otterville, Missouri, US.
The London bombings took place.
