1498Columbus arrived at the island of Trinidad. 1777The Marquis de Lafayette became a major-general in the American Continental Army. 1790The first U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont for a process of making fertilizer. 1875Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, died in Tennessee. 1954Mount Godwin-Austen (K2), the world's second-highest peak, was climbed for the first time, by an Italian team led by Ardito Desio. 1964The U.S. space probe Ranger 7 transmitted pictures of the Moon’s surface. 
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