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Transit
2005
London's transit system is bombed by terrorists, 56 deaths, 700 injured
1999
Next transit of Mercury visible in North America
1995
New York Police Department and New York Transit Police merge into one organization
1992
New York City transit fare increases from $1.15 to $1.25
1989
New York City transit fare rises from $1.00 to $1.15
1986
New York City transit system issues a new brass with steel bullseye token
1986
New York City transit fare rises from 90 cents to $1.00
1984
Transit of Earth as seen on Mars
1984
New York City transit fare rises from 75 cents to 90 cents
1981
New York City transit fare rises from 60 cents to 75 cents, new brass Y-cut-out token
1980
New York City transit fare rises from 50 cents to 60 cents
1975
New York City transit fare rises from 35 cents to 50 cents
1972
New York City transit fare rises from 30 cents to 35 cents
1970
New York City transit fare rises from 20 cents to 30 cents, new larger tokens used
1966
New York City transit fare rises from 15 cents to 20 cents
1966
12 day New York City transit strike ends
1966
12 day transit worker strike shuts down New York City subway
1962
Transit 5A1, 1st operational navigational satellite, launched
1961
Launch of Transit 4a, with 1st nuclear power supply (SNAP-3)
1960
Transit 1B, 1st navigational satellite, placed in Earth orbit
1959
Transit 1A, 1st navigational satellite launched; failed to orbit
1953
New York City transit fare rises from 10 cents to 15 cents, 1st use of subway tokens
1953
New York City Transit Authority forms
1946
New York City transit begins using Pennsylvania system - Car # 744 on 8th Ave IND line
1943
Load of "ammunition in transit" explodes at Norfolk Naval Air Station
1942
999 Jews are taken from Mechelen transit camp in Belgium
1932
Independent City Owned Rapid Transit Railroad (IND) opens in New York City
1931
Shirley Hazzard, Australian author, Transit of Venus
1915
BMT, then Brooklyn Rapid Transit, begins subway service
1904
IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway (New York City) opens
1904
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)
1882
Atmosphere of Venus detected during transit
1753
French King Louis XV observes transit of Mercury at Mendon Castle
1661
Johannes Hevelius observes 3rd transit of Mercury ever to be seen
1639
1st observation of transit of Venus occured (only 2, record event)
1631
1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed
1631
Pierre Gassendi observes transit of Mercury predicted by Kepler
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