Amazon was incorporated.
The company was set up in Washington State, but it was under the name Cadabra Inc.
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The United States Secret Service was formed.
''Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra was released.
Sir Isaac Newton published his 'Principia' book, which outlined the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
The World Health Organization announced that the SARS outbreak was now contained.
American sitcom ''Seinfeld” debuted on NBC.
