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Trinidad: island in the Caribbean was discovered by Christopher Columbus (1498)

Trinidad: island in the Caribbean was discovered by Christopher Columbus (1498)


Samuel Hopkins: received the first US patent for a process of making fertilizer (1790)

Samuel Hopkins: received the first US patent for a process of making fertilizer (1790)


Christchurch: became the first New Zealand city to be chartered (1856)

Christchurch: became the first New Zealand city to be chartered (1856)


NYSE: closed due to the outbreak of World War I, but opened again four months later to help the war effort by selling bonds (1914)

NYSE: closed due to the outbreak of World War I, but opened again four months later to help the war effort by selling bonds (1914)


K2: the world's second-highest peak, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, was summited for the first time, by an Italian team (1954)

K2: the world's second-highest peak, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, was summited for the first time, by an Italian team (1954)