1939- the Toronto Island Airport opens in Toronto, Canada.
This Day in History
1898- Finnish architect and designer, Alvar Aalto, is born.
1987- Largest steel strike in American history ends.
1811- the Bell Rock Lighthouse, a granite lighthouse designed by architect Robert Stevenson, opens.
1977- After 6 years of construction, the Pompidou Centre in Paris, France opens.
1826- After approximately 12 years of construction, the Menai Suspension Bridge opens for the first time.
2002- Construction begins on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge eastern span replacement.
1887- Construction started on the Eiffel Tower
1880- The patent for the electric incandescent lamp is granted to Thomas Edison.
1905- the Cullinan, a 3,106-carat diamond, is found in South Africa.