Benjamin Franklin sailed from England back to the US to work for a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia.
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The first lighthouse in America was given the green light to be built at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
NASA announced they had found 'Earth's bigger, older cousin.'
Pete Everest became the fastest man in the world.
Italian Artist Caravaggio signed his first commission contract to paint the Contarelli Chapel in the French church in Rome.
Eileen Collins became the first female space shuttle commander with the launch of mission STS-93.
