1996- The Storm Surge Barrier New Waterway in Holland opens.
This Day in History
2000- The London Eye opened.
1930- Explosions at the New Peerless coal mine result in the death of five miners.
1931- The Parliament House opens after approximately 5 years of construction in Helsinki, Finland.
1969- In Paris, gold is $47/ounce
2012- The Peace Bridge, a pedestrian bridge in Calgary, Canada, opens.
2005- Steve Fossett completes the first non-stop solo flight around the world without stopping to re-fuel.
1893- The first federal railroad legislation is passed
1901- the first section of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn suspension railway in Germany opens to the public.
2016- the Tsakona Arch Bridge, one of the longest multi-span arch bridges, opens in Greece