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19-Year-Old Public School Employee Fatally Shot In His Home Remembered for Always Making Friends, Family 'Feel Safe'
He was somebody’s brother, somebody’s son, best friend, cousin, support system," Donnell Stephenson's stepmother said this ...
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Stephenson's Rocket Animation
The Rocket was designed and built by George Stephenson with the help of his son, Robert, and Henry Booth, for the 1829 Rainhill Trials. The Trials were held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway ...
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200th anniversary of region’s iconic role in railway history set for grand celebration
Chesterfield’s pivotal role in birth of the world’s railway system is set to be commemorated thanks to a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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Derbyshire town has special cause to celebrate Railway 200
Chesterfield has a special reason to celebrate Railway 200 as George Stephenson, the 'Father of the Railways', is buried ...
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Funding awarded for celebration of Chesterfield’s railway history
Chesterfield will commemorate its role in the birth of the world’s railway system and connection to George Stephenson thanks ...
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GCSE Physics/History: The invention of the railway
Michael Mosley, Cassie Newland and Mark Miodownik describe the scientific achievements of Richard Trevithick and George Stephenson. In 1801 Richard Trevithick built the first steam locomotive.
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19-Year-Old Public School Employee Fatally Shot In His Home Remembered for Always Making Friends, Family 'Feel Safe'
Stephenson was shot and killed inside his own home early Sunday morning, the Prince George’s County Police Department said in a news release this week, asking the public for tips about the murder.