New York Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, made his major-league debut.
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An F5 tornado hit Oklahoma City, where the highest global wind speeds were recorded.
NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle landed at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding mission STS-90.
Legendary investor Warren Buffett dumped all his holdings in the four major US airlines.
The first train passenger service began.
Washington, D.C. was incorporated by Congress.
