2015- the Tahiti Bay Transmitter in New Zealand is demolished.
This Day in History
1848- the Caledonian Railway Company opens
2001- Construction begins on the Turning Torso, designed by architect, Santiago Calatrava.
1947- Crude oil is discovered in Leduc, Alberta
1909- the Hudson Motor Car Company is founded.
1855- Beginning of the Australian gold rushes.
1809- the steamboat is patented by Robert Fulton.
2016- Two passenger trains are involved in a collision in southeastern Germany resulting in the death of 11 people.
1923- An explosion at a Dawson, New Mexico coal mine kills 120 people.
1952- The three-colored traffic lights are put into service in New York.