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21 October
First release of Grand Theft Auto
26 May
Scotland’s first commercial railway signed off
28 September
Queen Victoria lays the foundation stone of the new Balmoral Castle
12 November
Edinburgh Waverley Station granted Grade A listing
13 February
The Massacre of Glencoe