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 last Concorde to ever fly made a lap of honor over the English channel.
The Queen Adosinda of Asturias was placed in a convent at San Juan de Pravia for the rest of her life.
Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford designed and completed The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory probe, which carried the Curiosity Rover to Mars.
