1904 ⟶ Trans-Siberian Railway Completed
June 21: Trans-Siberian Railway is completed.
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🚂 First Railway Track Laid in Indonesia
June: The first railway track in Indonesia was laid between Semarang and Tanggung, Central Java by the Dutch colonial government.⟶
RailroadTransportationColonialismDutch East IndiesInfrastructureEconomy
Indonesia🚃 Fyodor Pirotsky Develops Electric Tram
Fyodor Pirotsky invents the first electric tram near Saint Petersburg, Russia.⟶
TransportationUrban DevelopmentIndustrial RevolutionPublic Transit
Russia💡 Nikolay Benardos Demonstrates Carbon Arc Welding
Nikolay Benardos presents carbon arc welding, the first practical arc welding method.⟶
Industrial RevolutionMetalworkingManufacturing
Russia🚂 Trans-Siberian Railway Completed
June 21: Trans-Siberian Railway is completed.⟶
RailroadInfrastructureTransportationRussian EmpireIndustrial RevolutionModernizationGeopoliticsEconomic Development
Russia💥 Tunguska Event: Siberian Explosion
June 30: The Tunguska event devastates thousands of square kilometres of Siberia.⟶
DisasterExplosion
Russia🚄 Shinkansen High-Speed Rail Inaugurated
Shinkansen, the first high-speed rail commercial passenger service.⟶
TransportationRailroadInfrastructureEconomic Development
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