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.
The Chinese Communist Party was founded in Shanghai.
The first US woman in space, Sally Ride, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 61.
Italian Artist Caravaggio signed his first commission contract to paint the Contarelli Chapel in the French church in Rome.
The 87th Tour de France came to an end with the winner losing his title.
