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The first escalators, which appeared in the late 1800s, were initially developed as amusement park rides!
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16th February
On this day in 1953, Early production of synthetic diamonds was achieved in Sweden... Read more »
On this day in 1961, The Explorer 9 satellite was launched... Read more »
On this day in 1968, The US first began using 911 as an emergency telephone number... Read more »
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