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1982 Waterfront streetcar begins operating in Seattle
1975 Cleveland Metroparks assume operating responsibilities for Zoo 1974 Last Japanese soldier, a guerrilla operating in Philippines, surrenders, 29 years after World War II ended 1972 1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating 1969 Linus Torvalds, born in Helsinki, Finland, inventor, software engineer, pioneered development of the Linux kernel, a free, open source software operating system 1968 Cleveland Metroparks begins operating Zoo 1965 1st all news radio station (WINS 1010 AM in New York City) begins operating 1960 Comiskey Park's famed "exploding" scoreboard begins operating 1949 1st UHF television station operating regular basis (Bridgeport Ct) 1944 Pipeline under ocean (Pluto) begins operating 1907 1st cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London 1884 On Coney Island, the 1st roller coaster begins operating 1865 Secret Service began operating under the Treasury Department 1861 London's 1st tramcars, designed by Mr. Train of New York, begins operating 1832 1st streetcar railway in America starts operating (New York City) (12 cent fare) 1807 Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat |
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