The first wagon train arrived in California after having left Independence, Missouri, in May 1841.
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The US celebrated the opening of the country's first railroad station in Baltimore.
Two passenger trains derailed in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Los Angeles was covered in snow for the first time in recorded history.
The original American horror film 'Halloween' premiered in Kansas City, Missouri, US.
The Cedar Fire swept through San Diego County, California, destroying 2,232 homes and killing fifteen people.
