Nelson Mandela was committed to life in jail.
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The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, a fountain, was unveiled in Rome.
Harry Houdini broke free from a straitjacket while hanging upside down 40 feet in New York City, US.
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.
The US Supreme Court ruled interracial marriage legal.
