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5th June 1883: First Orient Express train departs Paris

  • 5th June 2023
  • 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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18th March 1834: Tolpuddle Martyrs sentenced to transportation to Australia

  • 18th March 2023
  • Tagged as: Agriculture, Australia, England, Law, Tolpuddle Martyrs, Transportation, Unionisation, Workers

The industrial revolution, combined with the first of the Enclosure Acts, had seen the earnings of poor farmers plummet.

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4th December 1872: Deserted US merchant ship Mary Celeste found drifting in the Atlantic

  • 4th December 2021
  • Tagged as: Atlantic, Cargo, Ghost, Gibraltar, Mystery, Ship, Transportation

Mary Celeste had departed New York on 7 November.

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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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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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