1931- five miners are killed when an explosion occurs in the #1 shaft at the Overton coal mine in Irondale, Alabama.
This Day in History
1915- Beginning of 3-week strike for iron and steel workers in Ohio
2001- Crude oil prices on NYMEX record one of the largest 1-day jumps of the year.
1990- the Pivdennyi Bridge, designed by architect Alexey Gavrilov, opens in Kiev, Ukraine.
1986- Lotus Temple opens
1920- Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, situated near Argentina, opens for the first time.
1939- 125 are killed in a train wreck in Madgeburg, Germany
1901- The ceremonial “Last spike” is completed for the Uganda Railway.
1883- International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls
1984- 27 people are killed when a fire occurs at a coal mine in Orangeville, Utah.