New York Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, made his major-league debut.
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The first-ever 'spam' email was sent out to every ARPANET address on the US west coast.
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.
Going My Way, starring Bing Crosby, premiered in New York.
The sixth major fire in San Francisco occurred.
