The 'Folly' That Sailed Up the Hudson
On August 17, 1807, Robert Fulton's steamboat defied a jeering crowd to sail from New York to Albany, launching the steam age on America's rivers.
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Paris Goes Underground
On July 19, 1900, at 1 p.m., the first Paris Métro line opened to the public, running between Porte Maillot and Porte de Vincennes.
The Morning an Entire Country Switched Sides of the Road
On September 3, 1967, at 5 a.m. sharp, all of Sweden moved its cars from the left side of the road to the right — and pulled it off.