1933- First flight over Mount Everest.
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13
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12
Professors Erik Eklund and Susan Lawrence teach Australian Mining about the importance of the first Australian gold rush in shaping modern Australia, and its comparison to modern mining. Click here to view full story;
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12
2010- 9 are killed, and 28 are injured when a train derails due to a landslide in Merano, Italy.
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11
1900- the US Navy’s 1st submarine is introduced.
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10
1858- Big Ben (the bell) was cast.
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09
1829- 1,200 are killed when a dike breaks in Poland.
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08
1838- The steamship, Great Western, leaves for its maiden voyage from England to New York.
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07
1890- The Lake Biwa Canal is completed in Japan.
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06
1903- Railroad and dock workers go on strike in Holland.
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05
Output in the UK construction sector has taken a battering from Britain's freak cold snap, causing the industry to contract in March. Click here to view full story;