The first-ever “spam” email was sent out to every ARPANET address on the US west coast.
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Legendary investor Warren Buffett dumped all his holdings in the four major US airlines.
India's first-ever full-length film, Raja Harishchandra, was released in theaters.
The first train passenger service began.
Three-year-old English girl Madeleine McCann went missing while on vacation with her parents, family, and friends in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
The sixth major fire in San Francisco occurred.