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Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon album entered the charts in March 1973, and wouldn’t leave the charts for a staggering 724 weeks (15 years!).
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Transportation
On 9th August, 1859, An early escalator was patented by Nathan Ames... Read more »
On 15th January, 1861, Elisha Otis patented his elevator safety brake... Read more »
On 23rd March, 1861, England’s first tramcars began operation, where horse-drawn carriages were hauled along steel trackwork... Read more »
On 10th January, 1863, London’s underground Metropolitan Railway was opened... Read more »
On 13th April, 1869, George Westinghouse Jr. patented an early air brake... Read more »
On 22nd November, 1869, The Cutty Sark sailing ship was launched... Read more »
On 17th January, 1871, An early cable car was patented by Andrew Smith Hallidie... Read more »
On 20th February, 1872, C. Baldwin patented an hydraulic electric elevator... Read more »
On 5th March, 1872, George Westinghouse Jr. patented his steam air brake... Read more »
On 29th April, 1873, Eli H. Janney patented his improvement in railroad car couplings... Read more »
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