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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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