The bank robber John Dillinger and his gang robbed $75,000 from the Central National Bank in Greencastle, Indiana.
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The world's longest over sea bridge opened in China.
More than 25,000 people marched down New York's 5th Avenue supporting women's suffrage.
The first major battle of the First English Civil War began near Edge Hill, Warwickshire.
The James Bond spy movie 'Skyfall,' starring Daniel Craig, premiered at the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.
The Smurfs were published for the first time in Spirou magazine in Belgium.