3rd May 1830: World’s first steam-powered passenger service begins operating on the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway
Built by George and Robert Stevenson in Newcastle, and transported to Whitstable by sea, Invicta was the first steam locomotive to haul passengers on a public ...
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2nd May 1952: The world’s first passenger jet aircraft carries 36 passengers from London to Johannesburg
The De Havilland DH 106 Comet operated by the British Overseas Airways Corporation reduced the overall journey time from London to Johannesburg by a ...
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1st May 1952: Mr Potato Head goes on sale for the first time
On the 1st May 1952, Mr Potato Head first went on ...
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30th April 1803: Louisiana Purchase Treaty concluded between the United States and France
The French government sold the entire Louisiana Territory, which included an area that now forms part of fifteen separate states, at less than 3 cents per ...
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29th April 1975: USA leaves Vietnam in Operation Frequent Wind
On 29th April 1975, America began Operation Frequent Wind – the evacuation of over 1,000 American civilians and a further 6,000 "at-risk" Vietnamese from ...
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28th April 1923: Wembley Stadium in London opens with the ‘White Horse Final’ of the FA Cup between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United
Official figures placed attendance at 126,000 people – 1,000 more than the stadium’s capacity – but estimates suggest that the crowd was probably twice that ...
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27th April 1906: The Russian Empire’s State Duma meets for the first time
The Russian Empire’s State Duma met for the first time at the Taurida Palace in St. ...
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26th April 1937: The Basque town of Guernica experiences what is seen by many as the first large-scale modern air raid against a civilian population
Historians now generally accept that up to 300 civilians were killed directly in the bombing of Guernica, although it’s likely that many more – perhaps as many as 1,700 – died from their ...
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