Nahalal, the first moshav in modern-day Israel, was settled.
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Janet Parker became the last person to die of smallpox in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
NASA revealed that water vapor was discovered in the atmosphere of an Earth-size planet, the exoplanet K2-18b.
The popular children's book 'Five on a Treasure Island' featuring the 'Famous Five,' written by Enid Blyton, was published.
The category 5 hurricane Irma began dissipating, but the disaster left millions without electricity in Florida and Georgia.
A Faucett Perú 727 airliner disappeared without a trace off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
