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Breitbart Business Digest: America's First Patent and Our First Financial Bubble

Saturday, August 1, 2026


On July 31, 1790, the United States issued its first patent to Samuel Hopkins, a Quaker from Maryland, for a process of making potash and pearl ash.

Original reporting: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/07/31/breitbart-business-digest-americas-first-patent-and-our-first-financial-bubble/

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