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.
The Destruction of Santiago occurred when the Spanish conquistadors and the Mapuche-Picunche tribes had a confrontation.
Two planes crashed into the World Trade Towers in New York City.
President George Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton as the first Secretary of the US Treasury.
The English were defeated at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.