Amazon was incorporated.
The company was set up in Washington State, but it was under the name Cadabra Inc.
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The World Health Organization announced that the SARS outbreak was now contained.
Seven of the ten provinces of Venezuela declared independence from Spain.
Algeria claimed its independence from France after being ruled for 132 years.
''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.
