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A 12-inch-deep hailstorm in Kansas became one of the US' most expensive hailstorms.
NASA's Mars Odyssey completed its 60,000th orbit around Mars.
John Jacob Astor established the Pacific Fur Company.
Civil Rights marchers in Canton, Mississippi, were dispersed by tear gas during the 'March Against Fear.'
The US Congress announced the United States Government Publishing Office formation.
