Benjamin Franklin sailed from England back to the US to work for a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia.
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Singer legend Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in London, England.
The first US woman in space, Sally Ride, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 61.
British boyband One Direction was formed during X-Factor UK.
The first lighthouse in America was given the green light to be built at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
The 9/11 victim compensation fund was extended indefinitely by the US Senate.
