The Batman, featuring lead actor Robert Pattinson, hit the box office in 4,217 locations in North America.
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John Lennon made a controversial statement saying that the Beatles were 'more popular than Jesus.'
The Second Anglo-Dutch War began as England fought the Dutch republic for the control of seas and trade routes.
The United States Department of Labor was formed.
The Senate convened for the first time after the new federal government was set up in the USA.
The Soviet Union's Vega 1 Space Probe began sending back images of Halley's Comet.
