Nearly one million people protested for the disarmament of nuclear weapons in Central Park, New York City.
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Michael Bay's Transformers premiered in Sydney, Australia.
Nelson Mandela was committed to life in jail.
American gangster Al Capone was charged with conspiracy to violate Prohibition laws between 1922 & 1931.
The leaders of North Korea and the USA met for the first time ever.
The idea of the Big Bang Theory being the creation of the universe was supported by scientists.