The University of Greifswald was founded in Germany. It was the second university in continental Northern Europe.
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IMDB (Internet Movie Database) was founded. It was incorporated as a website in January 1996.
Infamous gangster, Al Capone, was convicted of income tax evasion.
The US population reached 300 million people.
Iran attempted to create the world's largest sandwich at 1,500 meters long but failed due to a crowd eating it before it was measured.
The adventure comedy movie 'Around the World in 80 Days' premiered in New York, US.