Nahalal, the first moshav in modern-day Israel, was settled.
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The video game console Atari 2600 was released.
US Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, wrote, 'There never was a good war or a bad peace,' in a letter to Josiah Quincy.
President George Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton as the first Secretary of the US Treasury.
The science-fiction movie 'The Martian,' starring Matt Damon, premiered in Toronto, Canada.
Two planes crashed into the World Trade Towers in New York City.
