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15/11/2018

Nov 15th, 1806: On this day in history, explorer Zebulon Pike discovers the Colorado mountain that bears his name, despite the fact that he didn’t climb it. In addition to it's fame for the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, a motor race up the treacherous, winding road to the summit, Pikes Peak is also the home of The Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway, the world's highest cog railroad.

14/11/2018

Nov 14, 1889: On this day, pioneering journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins an attempt to travel around the world in under 80 days, in an effort to turn the fictional Jules Verne story into fact for the 1st time. She completes the trip in 72 days.

13/11/2018

Nov 13th, 1907: On this day in history, the world's first helicopter flight takes place in France, when Paul Cornu successfully takes to the air in his experimental Cornu helicopter.

12/11/2018

Nov 12th, 2003: On this day in history, Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record (501 kilometres per hour (311 mph)) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles.

11/11/2018

Nov 11th, 1926: On this day in history, the United States Numbered Highway System comes into force. Under this system odd numbered highways run north to south while even numbered highways run east to west. Lower odd numbers are in the west, and higher odd number are in the east. Lower even numbers are in the south, and higher even numbers are in the north.

10/11/2018

Nov 10th, 1871: On this day in history, Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

09/11/2018

Nov 9th, 1993: On this day in history, Stari Most, the "old bridge" in the Bosnian city of Mostar, built in 1566, collapses after several days of bombing by Croat forces during the Croat–Bosniak War. As one of the country's most recognizable landmarks, the bridge was subsequently rebuilt and reopened on 23 July 2004.

08/11/2018

Nov 8th, 1968: On this day in history, the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic is signed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by standardising the uniform traffic rules among the signatories.

07/11/2018

Nov 7th, 1885: On this day in history, the completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia. The final spike was driven in by railroad financier Donald Smith, marking the end of a saga of natural disasters, financial crises, and even rebellion that had plagued the project from its beginning.

06/11/2018

Nov 6th, 1986: On this day in history, a British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes near Sumburgh Airport in the Shetland Islands, killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.

05/11/2018

Nov 5th, 1895: On this day, George Selden received the first US patent for an automobile. He had initially filed the patent in 1879, 7 years prior to the Benz Patent Motorwagen in Germany, but he then filed a series of amendments resulting in a delay of 16 years before the patent was eventually approved.

04/11/2018

Nov 4th, 1922: On this day, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It is now one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world and became a World Heritage Site in 1979.

31/10/2018

Oct 31st, 1941: On this day in history, after 14 years of construction, work on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, USA, is completed. Featuring 18 metre (60-foot) sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln), it attracts over two million visitors each year.

30/10/2018

Oct 30th, 1973: On this day, the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus strait. The bridge was opened one day after the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of .

29/10/2018

Oct 29th, 2008: On this day, Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline at the time, until overtaken by American Airlines in 2015. The merged entity was named Delta Airlines, and the Northwest brand name was retired.

28/10/2018

Oct 28th, 1886: On this day in history, the 93m (305ft) tall Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, is officially dedicated on Liberty Island in New York.

27/10/2018

Oct 27th, 1904: On this day, the New York City Subway opens for the first time. It is now the largest rapid transit system in the world by number of stations, with 472 stations. Despite the 'subway' moniker, roughly 40% of the total track is above ground.

26/10/2018

Oct 26th, 1958: On this day in history, Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris, France. The 707 was Boeing's first jet airliner and is generally credited with ushering in the Jet Age.

25/10/2018

Oct 25th, 2007: On this day, the worlds largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, enters commercial service for the first time, flying for Singapore Airlines from Singapore to Sydney. Passengers bought seats in a charity auction paying between $560 & $100,380.

24/10/2018

Oct 24th, 2003: On this day in history, the Concorde supersonic passenger jet takes its final commercial flights, with three British Airways aircraft passing low over London and landing in sequence at Heathrow Airport.

23/10/2018

Oct 23rd, 1906: On this day in history, Alberto Santos-Dumont makes the first powered airplane flight in Europe, piloting his 14-bis aircraft for 60 metres in front of a large crowd in Paris, France. His conviction that aviation would usher in an era of worldwide peace and prosperity led him to freely publish his designs and forego patenting his various innovations.

22/10/2018

Oct 22nd, 1884: On this day in history, the International Meridian Conference, held in Washington, D.C. agrees to adopt the meridian line passing through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England as the initial meridian for longitude or 0 degrees longitude. The agreement also saw Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) firmly established as the base standard of time reckoning throughout the world.

21/10/2018

Oct 21st, 1959: On this day in history, the new Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of modern & contemporary art, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, opened to the public in New York City. The museum displays works from some of the world’s most celebrated artists.

20/10/2018

Oct 20th, 1973: On this day in history, the Sydney Opera House is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. The iconic building, which was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, took 14 years to build and was designed by Danish architect Jørn Oberg Utzon.

19/10/2018

Oct 19th, 1954: On this day in history, Cho Oyu, the 6th highest mountain peak in the world and part of the Himalayan mountain range, was climbed for the first time by Nepalese Pasang Dawa Lama and Austrians Joseph Jöchler and Herbert Tichy.

18/10/2018

Oct 18th, 1851: On this day in history, Herman Melville's epic adventure novel Moby-Dick is published for the first time. The novel was originally a commercial failure and was out of print at the time of the author's death in 1891, but during the 20th century its reputation as a Great American Novel was established.

17/10/2018

Oct 17th, 1814: On this day, vats of beer at the Meux and Co Brewery in London burst, flooding nearby city streets with 1,470,000 litres of beer. The 5 metre high wave of beer destroyed two houses and killed 8 people, some of whom were gathered for a funeral.

16/10/2018

Oct 16th, 1923: On this day in history, the Walt Company is founded by Walt Disney & his brother, Roy. It is now the world's 2nd largest media conglomerate in terms of revenue with interests in animation, live-action film production, TV, and theme parks.

15/10/2018

Oct 15th, 1997: On this day in history, the Thrust supersonic car set the world land speed record in the Nevada desert when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph), becoming the first land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier.

14/10/2018

Oct 14th, 1947: On this day in history, Chuck Yeager flies a Bell X-1 rocket-powered experimental aircraft at Mach 1.06 (700 mph / 1,100 kmh) over the desert of Southern California, becoming the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound.

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