The last Concorde to ever fly made a lap of honor over the English channel.
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The New York and Harlem Railroad became the first railroad to operate in the US.
J.B. Sutherland from Detroit patented refrigerated railroad cars.
The UK-based computer company Raspberry Pi released their $5 (£4) computer.
NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory probe, which carried the Curiosity Rover to Mars.
President George Washington proclaimed the day an official National Day of Thanksgiving for the United States of America.
