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It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known. - Charles Dickens
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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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