West Virginia became the first state to impose a sales tax.
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The sixth major fire in San Francisco occurred.
The Battle of Salem Church took place.
The Kilauea volcano on Big Island in Hawaii began to erupt.
The first-ever 'spam' email was sent out to every ARPANET address on the US west coast.
Three-year-old English girl Madeleine McCann went missing while on vacation with her parents, family, and friends in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
