Nahalal, the first moshav in modern-day Israel, was settled.
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The popular children's book 'Five on a Treasure Island' featuring the 'Famous Five,' written by Enid Blyton, was published.
President George Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton as the first Secretary of the US Treasury.
Janet Parker became the last person to die of smallpox in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
The English were defeated at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
The Destruction of Santiago occurred when the Spanish conquistadors and the Mapuche-Picunche tribes had a confrontation.