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December 15, 1906
On December 15, 1906, the London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
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The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Hertfordshire in England. It is part of the network of transport services managed by Transport for London.
Around 1906
The year in brief
1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1906th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 906th year of the 2nd millennium, the 6th year of the 20th…
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On December 15, 1906
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1906 The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens. Rapid transit system in England
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Hertfordshire in England. It is part of the network of transport services managed by Transport for London.
Elsewhere that year
Other moments from 1906
- April 14 The first meeting of the Azusa Street Revival, which will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement, is held in Los Angeles.
- April 18 The 7.9 Mw earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California, killing more than 3,000 people, making one of the worst natural disasters in American history.
- April 22 The 1906 Intercalated Games open in Athens.
- April 27 The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
- April 7 Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
- April 7 The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
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