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13th November 1956: Supreme Court upholds Browder v Gayle to desegregate buses in Alabama

  • 13th November 2020
  • Tagged as: Civil Rights, Law, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Racism, Supreme Court, Transport, Transportation

The United States Supreme Court upheld the District Court’s ruling in Browder v. Gayle that segregation on public buses and transportation in Alabama was illegal.

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17th August 1807: The North River Steamboat was launched between New York and Albany

  • 17th August 2020
  • Tagged as: America, New York, Science, Steam, Technology, Transport, United States

The world’s first commercially successful steamship was launched on the Hudson River between New York and Albany.

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2nd August 1873: The Clay Street Hill Railroad becomes San Francisco’s first cable car

  • 2nd August 2020
  • Tagged as: San Francisco, Technology, Transport, Transportation, United States

The Clay Street Hill Railroad was successfully tested, becoming San Francisco’s first operational cable car.

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5th June 1883: First Orient Express train departs Paris

  • 5th June 2020
  • Tagged as: Belgium, Constantinople, Europe, France, Paris, Railway, Train, Transport, Transportation, Travel

The first Orient Express train, known at the time as Express d’Orient, departed Paris.

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3rd May 1830: First timetabled passenger railway begins service

  • 3rd May 2020
  • Tagged as: Britain, Industrial Revolution, Railways, Steam, Technology, Transport

On the 3rd May 1830, the world’s first timetabled steam-powered passenger service began operating on the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway.

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27th March 1963: Dr Beeching publishes his first British Rail report

  • 27th March 2020
  • Tagged as: 1960s, Britain, Economics, Economy, Railways, Train, Transport

On the 27th March 1963, Chairman of the British Transport Commission Dr Richard Beeching published his report entitled The Reshaping of British Railways.

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9th February 1969: First test flight of Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’

  • 9th February 2020
  • Tagged as: Aircraft, America, Science, Technology, Transport, USA

On the 9th February 1969, the first test flight of the Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’ took place.

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18th November 1987: 31 people killed in the Kings Cross fire on the London Underground

  • 18th November 2019
  • Tagged as: Britain, England, Fire, London, Train, Transport

The worst fire in the history of the London Underground killed 31 people at Kings Cross St Pancras station.

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22nd October 1895: Granville-Paris express train crashes through a wall in Paris

  • 22nd October 2019
  • Tagged as: France, Paris, Railways, Steam, Train, Transport

On the 22nd October 1895, the Granville–Paris Express train ran across the station platform, crashed through a 60cm wall, and fell 10 metres to the street below after it overran the buffer stop at the Gare Montparnasse terminus.

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15th September 1830: William Huskisson killed on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway

  • 15th September 2019
  • Tagged as: Industrial Revolution, Liverpool, Manchester, Railways, Steam, Technology, Transport

The British MP William Huskisson died as a result of a fatal accident on the opening day of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

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