The first train passenger service began.
Until this day, trains had only been used to transport goods.
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The sixth major fire in San Francisco occurred.
NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle landed at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding mission STS-90.
Three-year-old English girl Madeleine McCann went missing while on vacation with her parents, family, and friends in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
The Spider-Man film starring Tobey Maguire premiered.
The Battle of Salem Church took place.
