Portal:Transport/Selected anniversaries/August 22

• 1780 – James Cook's ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
• 1849 – First air raid in history. Austria launched pilotless balloons against the Italian city of Venice.
• 1905 – The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway is incorporated.
• 1935 – Diesel locomotives begin to replace steam locomotives on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's long-distance passenger trains.
• 1962 – The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered cargo ship, completes its maiden voyage.
• 2003 – Sound Transit connects to Tacoma, Washington, United States.

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