American mobster Charles Luciano (also known as Lucky Luciano) was trialed and sentenced to 30-50 years in prison.
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Seal released their hit single 'Kiss from a Rose.'
President Abraham Lincoln asked for 500,000 volunteers to join the military service.
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the world's first perfect 10 for gymnastics at the 1976 Olympics.
Forest fires spread across large areas of Sweden.
The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain.