The world’s fastest train, a maglev bullet train with speeds of 373 mph (600 km/h), debuted in China.
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The Battle of Bull Run took place at Manassas Junction, Virginia.
The Provisional IRA detonated twenty-two bombs in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The comedy movie 'The Quiet Man' was released in the UK.
The Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica recorded the world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location.
J.K. Rowling's final book in the series 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' book was published worldwide.
