The Manchester Ship Canal started its construction in Eastham, England.
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Inventor Alan Clark was granted his patent for the telescope.
Christopher Columbus discovered Sint Maarten in the West Indies.
British writer J. R. R. Tolkien, famous for writing The Lord of The Rings fantasy novels, published his second volume of the series, The Two Towers.
Canada's second-largest city, Montreal, started dumping untreated waste in the Saint Lawrence River.
The much-anticipated Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released for PC, PS4, and Xbox 360.
