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.
West Virginia became the first state to impose a sales tax.
The Spider-Man film starring Tobey Maguire premiered.
The sixth major fire in San Francisco occurred.
India's first-ever full-length film, Raja Harishchandra, was released in theaters.
