Apple Inc became the largest company in the world.
On this day, its value reached over $600 billion.
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The first-ever color 3D movie, 'House of Wax,' premiered in New York.
Arbor Day was celebrated for the first time in America in Nebraska.
A 14-year-old girl performed the world's first human cannonball in London, England.
The Statute of Anne became the UK's first copyright law.
Halley's Comet made its closest approach to Earth in recorded history.
