Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” novel was published in the US.
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The New York and Harlem Railroad became the first railroad to operate in the US.
The UK-based computer company Raspberry Pi released their $5 (£4) computer.
Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's first monarch to pay income tax.
President George Washington proclaimed the day an official National Day of Thanksgiving for the United States of America.
NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory probe, which carried the Curiosity Rover to Mars.
