On this day
| 1775 | Continental Congress offer the Olive Branch Petition to George III for reconciliation | Offer refused |
| 1836 | Durham and Sunderland Railway | First coal passes down line. |
| 1848 | Campsie Branch (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway) | Campsie Branch opened from Lenzie (called Campsie Junction) to Lennoxtown. Stations at; Campsie Junction, Kirkintilloch, Milton of Campsie, Lennoxtown. |
| 1852 | Deeside Railway | First sod cut. |
| 1865 | Aboyne and Braemar Railway | Act receives Royal assent. |
| 1865 | Callander and Oban Railway | Act receives Royal assent. |
| 1865 | Dingwall and Skye Railway | Dingwall and Skye Railway authorised Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh |
| 1865 | Pontypool Caerleon and Newport Railway | Act passed. |
| 1865 | Strathspey Railway | Extension from Abernethy to Boat of Garten authorised. |