New York Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, made his major-league debut.
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Three-year-old English girl Madeleine McCann went missing while on vacation with her parents, family, and friends in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
West Virginia became the first state to impose a sales tax.
An F5 tornado hit Oklahoma City, where the highest global wind speeds were recorded.
The Kilauea volcano on Big Island in Hawaii began to erupt.
Legendary investor Warren Buffett dumped all his holdings in the four major US airlines.
