Blacksmith, Patrick Lyon stole $162,821 in cash and gold from a vault at the Bank of Pennsylvania.
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The world population on Earth passed 3 billion.
Louis XV succeeded his great-grandfather and became King of France at the young age of five.
The Great Kantō earthquake struck Japan.
The famous Liberty Bell arrived in Philadelphia, US.
The zombie horror movie 'Dawn of the Dead' premiered in Turin, Italy.