The Battle of Salem Church took place.
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India's first-ever full-length film, Raja Harishchandra, was released in theaters.
NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle landed at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding mission STS-90.
New York Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, made his major-league debut.
An F5 tornado hit Oklahoma City, where the highest global wind speeds were recorded.
The first-ever 'spam' email was sent out to every ARPANET address on the US west coast.
