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04 July
The Higgs Boson is discovered
28 April
Scotland’s last Protestant martyr is burned
31 May
Edinburgh’s trams carry their first passengers
08 September
John Porteous isn’t executed as he’s already dead
17 July
The Bank of Scotland is founded
