Nahalal, the first moshav in modern-day Israel, was settled.
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A Faucett Perú 727 airliner disappeared without a trace off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
President George Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton as the first Secretary of the US Treasury.
Two planes crashed into the World Trade Towers in New York City.
The popular children's book 'Five on a Treasure Island' featuring the 'Famous Five,' written by Enid Blyton, was published.
US Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, wrote, 'There never was a good war or a bad peace,' in a letter to Josiah Quincy.
