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The introduction of railways is usually associated with the early decades of the 19th century. According to some definitions, however, when was the earliest example of a railway?
1662 – English diarist John Evelyn records skating on the frozen lake in St James’s Park, London, watched by Charles II and Queen Catherine. The king was the son of the executed Charles I. 1828 – Argentine general Juan Lavalle initiates a coup against governor Manuel Dorrego, beginning the Decembrist revolution. 1918 – Iceland becomes…
