The bank robber John Dillinger and his gang robbed $75,000 from the Central National Bank in Greencastle, Indiana.
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Apple's iPod hit store shelves.
The first major battle of the First English Civil War began near Edge Hill, Warwickshire.
The world's longest over sea bridge opened in China.
The James Bond spy movie 'Skyfall,' starring Daniel Craig, premiered at the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.
God created the world, at least according to Archbishop James Ussher of Armagh.
