January 10

The London Underground Railway opened on the 10th in 1863. While the timing is right and the name might imply it, the London in the name should give it away. It’s the London in England, not Canada. This railway had absolutely nothing to do with assisting runaway slaves as they made their way to the Free states in the United States or, perhaps, Canada. It was a subway, running between Paddington and Farringdon Streets in London. On its first day the railway carried over 40,000 people and trains ran at intervals of 10 minutes. Feel free to clip this entry and send it to the MTA in New York, perhaps they will get the hint that subways that run frequently are not a new and exciting innovation.