Washington, D.C. was incorporated by Congress.
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NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle landed at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding mission STS-90.
India's first-ever full-length film, Raja Harishchandra, was released in theaters.
New York Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, made his major-league debut.
The Battle of Salem Church took place.
The Kilauea volcano on Big Island in Hawaii began to erupt.