The village of Shawmut in Massachusetts adopted the name Boston.
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Steve Jobs was named interim CEO of Apple Computers.
Barbra Streisand's album 'Partners' was released, featuring duets with many hugely famous male artists.
Personal information of Ecuador's entire population (16.6 million) became available online on an unsecured cloud server in Miami.
The Wall Street bombing took place in Manhattan, New York City.
The General Motors Corporation was founded.