The New York and Harlem Railroad became the first railroad to operate in the US.
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The Queen Adosinda of Asturias was placed in a convent at San Juan de Pravia for the rest of her life.
The UK-based computer company Raspberry Pi released their $5 (£4) computer.
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.
Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford designed and completed The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
