Launch Apps to 2nd Monitor

Does anyone know if it's possible to launch an app and have it open on the 2nd monitor (non-primary) of an extended desktop? I know it can be opened and dragged there, but that's a pain. Windows has this functionality, I find it hard to believe OS X doesn't. Any help is appreciated.

Dennis,
Thanks for the reply. If by "quit" you mean minimize, then yes it does, but if I actually quite the application and reopen it, it reopens on the primary screen and I have to drag it again to the secondary monitor. At first I thought it might just be the app, but all of them do the same thing (iTunes, Safari, etc.) Is there any special setting that needs to be set in order for it to work?

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