The New York and Harlem Railroad became the first railroad to operate in the US.
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The last Concorde to ever fly made a lap of honor over the English channel.
The UK-based computer company Raspberry Pi released their $5 (£4) computer.
Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' novel was published in the US.
The Titanic of New England, the SS Portland, sunk off the coast of Maine.
President George Washington proclaimed the day an official National Day of Thanksgiving for the United States of America.
