PBS — Secrets of the Dead (The Alcatraz Escape)

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Society & Economy Crime

Three men escaped Alcatraz with dummy heads - and vanished

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History Modern

Fidel Castro becomes prime minister of Cuba

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Culture & Arts Music

Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken

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Human Body & Mind Medicine & Disease

Louis Pasteur first used his rabies vaccine on a human

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Technology Computing & AI

Nintendo released the Game Boy handheld console in Japan

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Culture & Arts Performing Arts

Philippe Petit walked a wire between the Twin Towers

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Geography Countries

Reporter Nellie Bly set off to beat Around the World in 80 Days

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Culture & Arts Film & TV

Sesame Street premiered and rewrote children's television

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Technology Computing & AI

The chip-maker Intel was founded

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Culture & Arts Film & TV

The first drive-in movie theater opened in New Jersey

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Earth & Climate Ecosystems

The first Earth Day was observed across the United States

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Technology Engineering

The Golden Gate Bridge opens, the world's longest suspension span

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History War & Conflict

The My Lai massacre occurred in Vietnam

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Culture & Arts Art

Vincent van Gogh cut off part of his own ear

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Society & Economy Crime

The empty frames of the world's biggest art heist

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