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Events on Saturday 19 May 1906 1
1906Simplon Tunnel opensWorld's longest rail tunnel links Switzerland and ItalyThe Simplon Tunnel, boring nearly 20 kilometers through the Alps between Brig, Switzerland, and Iselle, Italy, opened to traffic as the longest railway tunnel in the world. It remained the world's longest tunnel for over half a century.