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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Florence Chadwick became the first female to swim across the English Channel and back.
The popular children's book 'Five on a Treasure Island' featuring the 'Famous Five,' written by Enid Blyton, was published.
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A Faucett PerĂș 727 airliner disappeared without a trace off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Janet Parker became the last person to die of smallpox in Birmingham, United Kingdom.