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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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