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New York City Subway Opens

New York City Subway Opens

1904

At 2:35 on the afternoon of October 27, 1904, New York City Mayor George McClellan takes the controls on the inaugural run of the city’s innovative new rapid transit system: the subway.

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U.S. Prison Population Exceeds One Million

U.S. Prison Population Exceeds One Million

1994

The U.S. Justice Department announces that the U.S. prison population has topped one million for the first time in American history. The figure—1,012,851 men and women were in state and federal prisons—did not include local prisons, where an estimated 500,000 prisoners were held, usually for short periods.

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Red Sox Win First Championship Since 1918

Red Sox Win First Championship Since 1918

2004

On October 27, 2004, the Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time since 1918, finally vanquishing the so-called “Curse of the Bambino” that had plagued them for 86 years.

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