John Wojtowicz, the real-life person who inspired the character 'Sonny Wortzik', was born.
John Wojtowicz attempted to rob a Chase Manhattan Bank branch in Brooklyn, New York, to pay for his partner's gender confirmation surgery. This incident inspired the movie Dog Day Afternoon.
The movie Dog Day Afternoon, based on the 1972 bank robbery, was released to the public.
Sonny and Sal carefully plan the details of robbing the bank to get money for Sonny's lover's gender confirmation surgery.
Sonny and Sal enter the bank and initiate the robbery, taking hostages and demanding money from the bank.
Police surround the bank and a standoff begins while Sonny negotiates and tries to keep hostages safe.
Sonny reveals to the police and his captors that he is robbing the bank to pay for his partner's gender-reassignment surgery.
The media arrives at the scene, broadcasting the standoff live, bringing public attention and pressure to the situation.
Sonny negotiates with the police, initially demanding a getaway car and money, but the police stall and deceive him.
Some hostages are released during the standoff, and tensions escalate as Sonny's mental state fluctuates.
Sonny plans to escape using a bus as a getaway vehicle, but the FBI takes over the situation to control the outcome.
Surrounded and out of options, Sonny surrenders peacefully to the FBI, ending the standoff.
