August 2: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1610Explorer Henry Hudson sailed into the bay now named after him, Hudson Bay.
2. 1790The first official census was conducted in the newly established United States of America.
3. 1870The Tower Subway opened beneath the Thames in London; it was the world's first tube railway.
4. 1873The first cable car service began on San Francisco's Clay Street Hill Railroad.
5. 1982The Helsinki Metro opened to passengers in Finland's capital.

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