1999- Ground breaks for the construction of the American Airlines Center, home of the Dallas Mavericks and Stars, in Dallas, Texas.
This Day in History
2011- the Rędziński Bridge, a 1742-metre-long cable-stayed bridge, opens in Wroclaw, Poland.
2007- Ground broke for Target Field in Minneapolis, home of the Minnesota Twins.
1898- Goodyear tire company is founded.
2008- The Shanghai World Financial Center opens.
1859- 1st successful oil well drilled.
1929- First US roller coaster is built.
1912- An aircraft recovers from a spin for the first time in history.
1894- 37 people are killed as the result of a fire at a coal mine in Franklin, Washington.
1904- Automobile tire chair is patented.