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Today in History—March 18: The Debut of the World’s First Public Transit System
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March 18, 1662: Blaise Pascal's public transit system began running in Paris

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  • Teagan Wolter
    Teagan Wolter is Associate Editor of Anthropology at EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica.

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