Inventor Elisha Otis acquired a patent for a steam engine for elevators.
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Queen Elizabeth I claimed the throne after her half-sister, Queen Mary I, died November 17, 1558.
Hunga Tonga, a volcano in Tonga, erupted, which triggered tsunami warnings from the US and Chile to Japan and Australia.
Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom opened at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida.
The World Economic Forum announced that there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans by as early as 2050.
King Henry VIII became the head of the Church of England.
