Nelson Mandela was committed to life in jail.
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Michael Bay's Transformers premiered in Sydney, Australia.
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, a fountain, was unveiled in Rome.
Queen Elizabeth II reopened the reconstructed Globe Theatre in London.
Harry Houdini broke free from a straitjacket while hanging upside down 40 feet in New York City, US.
Roy and Gaye Raymond founded Victoria's Secret and opened its first store in San Francisco.