1924- Explosions at coal mine southeast of Salt Lake City resulted in the death of 171 workers.
1906- Vlissingen, Netherlands is flooded when a dike is burst due to heavy storms.
1856- Georgia begins to regulate railroads. It is the first state to do so.
1911- Ground breaks for the construction of Wrigley Field in Chicago.
1985- The 51 week strike of the National Union of Mine Workers in English is ended.
1910- 2 trains crash during a snowstorm in Washington, as a result 118 people die.
1936- The Hoover Dam is completed.
1929- Canadian born Architect, Frank Gehry is born.
1912- British coal miners begin to strike.
1908- the first railway tunnel under the Hudson River opens.