On this day in history.

January 9, 2007; Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone.

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Originally Posted by scifan57

January 9, 2007; Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone.

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Hard to believe only 6 years ago

January 10, 1901; at Spindletop Hill, near Beaumont, Texas; an oil Derrick produces an enormous gusher of crude oil and ushers in the American oil industry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spindletop

Attachment 33411http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lucas_gusher.jpg

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Originally Posted by Richard Brown

9th January 1862, the first train ran on the London Underground.

Today, a vintage train pulled by a steam engine runs/ran between Paddington and Farringdon stations.

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This is out of sequence. Sorry, but it appears I was early with this item. The anniversary train will run on Sunday, 13th January. Here is a video of the test run. Scroll down the page to find the video. :) http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-0...s-anniversary/

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This is out of sequence. Sorry, but it appears I was early with this item. The anniversary train will run on Sunday, 13th January. Here is a video of the test run. Scroll down the page to find the video. :) http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-0...s-anniversary/

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Thanks for sharing that wonderful video, Richard. If you can, post a video of the actual anniversary run.

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Thanks for sharing that wonderful video, Richard. If you can, post a video of the actual anniversary run.

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I will certainly do that :)

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On this day in 1879 - Zulu war against British colonial rule in South Africa began.

Today in 1919 - Romania annexes Transylvania.
The Count flees to a secret location.

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Originally Posted by AdmiralAdama

Today in 1919 - Romania annexes Transylvania.
The Count flees to a secret location.

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I think because it was a bloodless coup. ;)

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Today in 1919 - Romania annexes Transylvania.
The Count flees to a secret location.

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Well I suppose you can't blame him. They would have probably tortured him or something.

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