The category 5 hurricane Irma began dissipating, but the disaster left millions without electricity in Florida and Georgia.
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The video game console Atari 2600 was released.
The science-fiction movie 'The Martian,' starring Matt Damon, premiered in Toronto, Canada.
Nahalal, the first moshav in modern-day Israel, was settled.
Janet Parker became the last person to die of smallpox in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
President George Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton as the first Secretary of the US Treasury.
