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October 27, 1904 in History
Event:
World's 1st subway, IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit), opens in New York City, subway/bus fare is set at one nickel (Brooklyn bridge-145 and Bdwy)

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Bdwy
Brooklyn
bus
City
fare
Interborough
IRT
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one
Rapid
set
Subway
Transit
World
York

Related Year:
1904

Related Events:
October 27
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