In 1948, Swiss engineer/amateur mountaineer George de Mestral went hiking in the woods with his dog. When they arrived back home, George found burrs stuck to his dog’s fur. This inspired him to create velcro.
The spanish gov't favored the peninsulares over the creoles, often rewarding them with powerful gov't positions.
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The First Continental Congress, which was comprised of delegates from the colonies, met in 1774 in reaction to the Coercive Acts, a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes.
