2012 Event The planet Venus makes its last transit of the 21st century beginning at 22:09 UTC June 5, and ending 4:49 UTC June 6 2005 Event London's transit system is bombed by terrorists, 56 deaths, 700 injured 1999 Event Next transit of Mercury visible in North America 1995 Event New York Police Department and New York Transit Police merge into one organization 1992 Event New York City transit fare increases from $1.15 to $1.25 1989 Event New York City transit fare rises from $1.00 to $1.15 1986 Event New York City transit system issues a new brass with steel bullseye token 1986 Event New York City transit fare rises from 90 cents to $1.00 1984 Event Transit of Earth as seen on Mars 1984 Event New York City transit fare rises from 75 cents to 90 cents 1981 Event New York City transit fare rises from 60 cents to 75 cents, new brass Y-cut-out token 1980 Event New York City transit fare rises from 50 cents to 60 cents 1975 Event New York City transit fare rises from 35 cents to 50 cents 1972 Event New York City transit fare rises from 30 cents to 35 cents 1970 Event New York City transit fare rises from 20 cents to 30 cents, new larger tokens used 1966 Event New York City transit fare rises from 15 cents to 20 cents 1966 Event 12 day New York City transit strike ends 1966 Event 12 day transit worker strike shuts down New York City subway 1962 Event Transit 5A1, 1st operational navigational satellite, launched 1961 Event Launch of Transit 4a, with 1st nuclear power supply (SNAP-3) 1960 Event Transit 1B, 1st navigational satellite, placed in Earth orbit 1959 Event Transit 1A, 1st navigational satellite launched; failed to orbit 1953 Event New York City transit fare rises from 10 cents to 15 cents, 1st use of subway tokens 1953 Event New York City Transit Authority forms 1946 Event New York City transit begins using Pennsylvania system - Car # 744 on 8th Ave IND line 1943 Event Load of "ammunition in transit" explodes at Norfolk Naval Air Station 1942 Event 999 Jews are taken from Mechelen transit camp in Belgium 1932 Event Independent City Owned Rapid Transit Railroad (IND) opens in New York City 1931 Birthday Shirley Hazzard, Australian author, Transit of Venus 1915 Event BMT, then Brooklyn Rapid Transit, begins subway service 1904 Event IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway (New York City) opens 1882 Event Atmosphere of Venus detected during transit 1753 Event French King Louis XV observes transit of Mercury at Mendon Castle 1661 Event Johannes Hevelius observes 3rd transit of Mercury ever to be seen 1639 Event 1st observation of transit of Venus occured (only 2, record event) 1631 Event 1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed 1631 Event Pierre Gassendi observes transit of Mercury predicted by Kepler
