New York Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, made his major-league debut.
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Washington, D.C. was incorporated by Congress.
India's first-ever full-length film, Raja Harishchandra, was released in theaters.
The first-ever 'spam' email was sent out to every ARPANET address on the US west coast.
Legendary investor Warren Buffett dumped all his holdings in the four major US airlines.
The Kilauea volcano on Big Island in Hawaii began to erupt.
