Chrysanthemums were believed to have been introduced from China to England.
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Inventor Alan Clark was granted his patent for the telescope.
The first college fraternity, The Flat Hat Society, was formed in the Raleigh Tavern at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Christopher Columbus discovered Sint Maarten in the West Indies.
Daniel McCree patented the portable fire escape in the US.
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.
