Englishman William Penn founded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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US President Woodrow Wilson announced the country would never fight another country for territory again.
Riots broke out in Paris, France, after two Muslim teenagers were electrocuted trying to evade police.
NASA's Saturn I rocket was tested for the first time in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.
Actor Wes Studi received the Governor's Award Oscar for Lifetime Acting Achievement, making him the first Native American to do so.
ABC premiered Walt Disney's first TV show, 'Disneyland.'