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    Alexander Graham Bell was one of the founders of the National Geographic Magazine. His uncle was actually the president of the society.

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The first chain-stitch sewing machine was patented

On the 2nd June, 1857, James Gibbs received a patent for his Improvement in Sewing Machines, which was the first chain-stitch sewing machine.

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