A Faucett Perú 727 airliner disappeared without a trace off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
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Florence Chadwick became the first female to swim across the English Channel and back.
The English were defeated at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
Two planes crashed into the World Trade Towers in New York City.
President George Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton as the first Secretary of the US Treasury.
The video game console Atari 2600 was released.
