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