Inventor Elisha Otis acquired a patent for a steam engine for elevators.
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King Henry VIII became the head of the Church of England.
The World Economic Forum announced that there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans by as early as 2050.
Wikipedia was launched.
Construction of The Pentagon was completed.
A Chinese Long March rocket launched the Belarussian government's Belintersat-1 satellite into orbit.
