Dan Brown released his fourth novel in the Da Vinci Code series, Inferno, which became an instant success.
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The ban on Sunday baseball was lifted in Washington, D.C., making it the 3rd city to do so.
Delegates started to gather in Philadelphia to draw up the US constitution.
We Want Beer! parade was held.
Settlers funded by the Virginia Company of London established Jamestown.
The US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was formed.
