Don't let go of your dreams. If you have determination and belief in your dreams, you will succeed in spite of your desire to let go.
- Catherine Pulsifer
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Fun Facts: Famous Firsts
In 1790, Samuel Hopkins was awarded U.S. Patent #1 for a process for making potash and pearl ashes. Thousands of patents were issued before his, but his was the first assigned a number.
In 1875, Matthew Webb became the first known person to swim across the English Channel. He drowned in 1883 after unsuccessfully trying to swim across the whirlpools and rapids beneath Niagara Falls.
Laika the dog became the first living creature to orbit Earth. She flew on board the Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 in 1957
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