US Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, wrote, “There never was a good war or a bad peace,” in a letter to Josiah Quincy.
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The science-fiction movie 'The Martian,' starring Matt Damon, premiered in Toronto, Canada.
The Destruction of Santiago occurred when the Spanish conquistadors and the Mapuche-Picunche tribes had a confrontation.
The video game console Atari 2600 was released.
President George Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton as the first Secretary of the US Treasury.
Florence Chadwick became the first female to swim across the English Channel and back.