President George Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton as the first Secretary of the US Treasury.
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The category 5 hurricane Irma began dissipating, but the disaster left millions without electricity in Florida and Georgia.
The video game console Atari 2600 was released.
A Faucett Perú 727 airliner disappeared without a trace off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Nahalal, the first moshav in modern-day Israel, was settled.
Two planes crashed into the World Trade Towers in New York City.
