The world's first motor show opens in Paris, Marie Curie receives her second Nobel Prize, Muhammad Ali fights his last fight, and Bernie Madoff is arrested, all on this day.
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2008: Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme. He would eventually plead guilty to 11 federal felonies and be sentenced to 150 years in prison.