The first train passenger service began.
Until this day, trains had only been used to transport goods.
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Three-year-old English girl Madeleine McCann went missing while on vacation with her parents, family, and friends in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
India's first-ever full-length film, Raja Harishchandra, was released in theaters.
The first-ever 'spam' email was sent out to every ARPANET address on the US west coast.
The sixth major fire in San Francisco occurred.
New York Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, made his major-league debut.
