West Virginia became the first state to impose a sales tax.
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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.
The Kilauea volcano on Big Island in Hawaii began to erupt.
Legendary investor Warren Buffett dumped all his holdings in the four major US airlines.
Three-year-old English girl Madeleine McCann went missing while on vacation with her parents, family, and friends in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
