The popular children’s book “Five on a Treasure Island” featuring the “Famous Five,” written by Enid Blyton, was published.
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Two planes crashed into the World Trade Towers in New York City.
The Destruction of Santiago occurred when the Spanish conquistadors and the Mapuche-Picunche tribes had a confrontation.
US Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, wrote, 'There never was a good war or a bad peace,' in a letter to Josiah Quincy.
Nahalal, the first moshav in modern-day Israel, was settled.
The category 5 hurricane Irma began dissipating, but the disaster left millions without electricity in Florida and Georgia.