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Batman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger in 1939. He first appeared in the title Detective Comics, and is currently the lead character of a number of comic books published by DC Comics. Batman and Superman are DC Comics' two most popular and recognizable characters. In most versions of the Batman mythos, Batman is the alter-ego of Bruce Wayne, a millionaire industrialist who was driven to fight crime after his parents were murdered by a mugger when he was a child.

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1919 - Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata was shot dead.
1941 - The Axis Powers established the Independent State of Croatia.
1959 - Akihito, future Emperor of Japan, weds Michiko.
1963 - The submarine USS Thresher was lost at sea, with all hands.
1998 - The Belfast Agreement was signed

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MartÃÂÃÂn Torrijos wins Panama's presidential election.

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