The first underground line of the New York city subway system and the first rapid- 
transit subway in America opened on October 27, 1904, almost 35 years after  
the opening of the first elevated line in New York City, which became the IRT 
Ninth Avenue Line. The Great Blizzard of 1888 helped demonstrate the
benefits of an underground transportation system.

The Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England (above) aboard the "Mayflower”
on September 6, 1620. After a grueling 66-day journey across the Atlantic
marked by disease, which claimed two lives, the ship, with 102 passengers
and a crew of 25-30, dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod on November
11th where the Pilgrims began settling Plymouth Colony, the first English
colony in what would become Massachusetts.  

The Mayflower depicted during its journey at sea

1925

1935

The Troutdale Bookmobile, 1952

Late 1950s

1968