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09 December
Cumbernauld is designated a New Town
28 September
Queen Victoria lays the foundation stone of the new Balmoral Castle
23 July
The Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow
09 March
Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations
27 September
The Queen Mother unveils the Commando Monument
