The first God of War game was released for the PlayStation 2 to the North American market.
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The iconic Niagara Falls waterfall ran out of water during a drought.
The New York Horticultural Society was founded.
New York became the first US court to allow blood test results to be used as evidence.
America built the first rocket to reach an altitude of 50 miles (80 km).
The Spanish National Assembly officially abolished slavery in Puerto Rico.
