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31st July 1790
Samuel Hopkins was awarded US Patent Number 1 for an improvement "in the making Pot ash and Pearl ash by a new Apparatus and Process." The patent was signed by President George Washington and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson.
[Source: US Patent Office, Patent Number 1]
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2nd August 1100
Whilst hunting in the New Forest, an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrell glanced off an oak tree and struck King William II (William Rufus) in the heart, killing him instantly. His body was taken by cart to nearby Winchester where he was buried in the cathedral.
[Source: Rufus Stone]
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