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For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps at it to make sure the ink had not faded. - J M Barrie
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On this day:
first official census is held in Britain - 1801, Alexander Graham Bell makes 1st telephone call - 1876, First electric trams begin running in London - 1883, 1st Crufts Dog Show - 1886
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