Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” novel was published in the US.
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The last Concorde to ever fly made a lap of honor over the English channel.
The New York and Harlem Railroad became the first railroad to operate in the US.
NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory probe, which carried the Curiosity Rover to Mars.
France successfully launched their first satellite, Astérix, into Earth's orbit.
J.B. Sutherland from Detroit patented refrigerated railroad cars.
