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2008

The premiere of “The Dark Knight,” directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, takes place in New York.

Nintendo’s video game “Mario Bros.” is released in Japan. It features an Italian-American plumber.

The film “Easy Rider,” directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, is released.

Canadian National opens Montreal Central Station.

Robert H. Goddard invents the first liquid-fuel rocket.

The outlaw Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett near Fort Sumner.

Alvin J. Fellows invents the measuring tape.

The French Revolution begins when Parisians storm the Bastille prison and free seven prisoners.

It happened on… July 14