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8th July 1603
Richard Smith the Rowington constable and Clement Grissold apprehended Father John Sugar and his servant Robert Grissold (Clement's cousin) as the preist and his servant were walking along a lane from Rowington near Warwick. They were tried for treason and a year later became the first Catholic martyrs of the reign of James 1st
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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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