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The Housemans of Nidderdale
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 1841 - 1846 (4 years) Submit Photo / Document
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| 1 | 1841 | - 1841—1841: Thomas Cook starts package tours
- 10 February 1841—10 February 1841: Penny Red replaces Penny Black postage stamp
- 6 June 1841—6 June 1841: June 6: First full census in Britain in which all names were recorded (Population 18.5M)
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| 2 | 1842 | - 1842—1842: Income Tax reintroduced in Britain
- 30 March 1842—30 March 1842: Ether used as an anesthetic for the first time (by Dr Crawford Long in America)
- 29 August 1842—29 August 1842: Treaty of Nanking - End of First Opium War - Britain gains Hong Kong
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| 3 | 1843 | - 1843—1843: First Christmas card in England
- 27 May 1843—27 May 1843: The Great Hall of Euston station opened in London
- 19 July 1843—19 July 1843: Brunel's 'Great Britain' launched
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| 4 | 1844 | - 6 June 1844—6 June 1844: YMCA founded in London by Sir George Williams
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| 5 | 1845 | - 1845—1845: Tarmac laid for first time (in Nottingham)
- 17 March 1845—17 March 1845: The rubber band patented by Stephen Perry
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| 6 | 1846 | - 10 September 1846—10 September 1846: The sewing machine is patented by Elias Howe
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