West Virginia became the first state to impose a sales tax.
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Washington, D.C. was incorporated by Congress.
The Kilauea volcano on Big Island in Hawaii began to erupt.
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.
Going My Way, starring Bing Crosby, premiered in New York.
