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1911 - Mona Lisa Is Stolen

By Jennifer Rosenberg, About.com

Mona Lisa Is Stolen (1911): On August 21, 1911, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, one of the most famous paintings in the world, was stolen right off the wall of the Louvre. The crime was inconceivable and the police had no leads. The Mona Lisa turned up in Italy two years later.

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