The first train passenger service began.
Until this day, trains had only been used to transport goods.
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NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle landed at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding mission STS-90.
The Battle of Salem Church took place.
An F5 tornado hit Oklahoma City, where the highest global wind speeds were recorded.
The sixth major fire in San Francisco occurred.
The Kilauea volcano on Big Island in Hawaii began to erupt.
