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Before or after 1850?

Did each event happen before 1850, or in 1850 or later? Pick one for each card. Every answer is sourced.

Useless’s field notes: from the archive

The Crystal Palace went up in about seven months. My model of it took seven minutes and fell over.

— U. (tap me for another)

Thanks for visiting. Mind the gap between the rails.

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