The Dublin to Kingstown Railway

On October 9, 1834

The Dublin and Kingstown Railway officially opened.

It was the first public railway on the island of Ireland. It linked Westland Row in Dublin with Kingstown Harbour in County Dublin.

This Day in History - October 9

1992

A fragment of a meteorite landed in Peekskill, New York, US, and smashed a 1980 Chevrolet Malibu.

2015

American singer Selena Gomez released her second full-length studio album 'Revival.'

1665

British Parliament met at the University of Oxford rather than the Palace of Westminster during the Great Plague of London.

1968

A 2,000-strong student protest against police brutality broke out in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

1990

One thousand radio stations from over 100 countries around the world simultaneously broadcast John Lennon's 'Imagine' in honor of what would have been his 50th birthday.

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