Nelson Mandela was committed to life in jail.
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Harry Houdini broke free from a straitjacket while hanging upside down 40 feet in New York City, US.
American gangster Al Capone was charged with conspiracy to violate Prohibition laws between 1922 & 1931.
The idea of the Big Bang Theory being the creation of the universe was supported by scientists.
The US Supreme Court ruled interracial marriage legal.
The first Indiana Jones movie, 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' by Steven Spielberg, was released.
