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  Starts 06/30/2026CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE85 days agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the first phase of its passenger train services will begin on June 30".

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  Starts 03/02/1969CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE57.6 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "Construction of six prototypes began in February 1965, with the first flight from Toulouse on 2 March 1969."

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  Starts 12/05/2009CONFIRMED91% CONFIDENCE16.8 years agoWikipedia^[2] and contemporary cruise-industry coverage agree Oasis of the Seas departed Port Everglades on her maiden voyage on December 5, 2009.

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  Virgin Hyperloop Runs Its First Passenger Test

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  Carnival Vista Delivered as Carnival Cruise Line’s New Flagship

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  Starts 04/28/2016CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE10.4 years agoWikipedia's^[2] Carnival Vista article gives 28 April 2016 as the ship's delivery date.

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  EMEC Opens Its Billia Croo Wave Test Site Near Stromness

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  Starts 04/16/1853CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE173.4 years agoConfirmed by IRFCA's^[3] Indian Railways history FAQ and multiple independent sources, which date India's first passenger train from Bori Bunder to Thane to April 16, 1853.

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