The American sci-fi movie “Donnie Darko” with Jake Gyllenhaal was released in the US.
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The Cedar Fire swept through San Diego County, California, destroying 2,232 homes and killing fifteen people.
Ida B. Wells published 'Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.'
The US received Anwar Sadat, its first Egyptian presidential visit.
Tvrtko I became the first king of Bosnia.
Inventor Hamilton Smith received his patent for his rotary washing machine.