1849- The inventor of the gas-powered tractor is born
This Day in History
2007- Cruise liner, MS Explorer, hits an iceberg.
1989 - Ground breaks for the construction of the Georgia Dome, home of the Atlanta Falcons, in Atlanta, Georgia.
2006 - After four years of construction, the Rogier Tower in Belgium opens.
2009 - After less than a year of construction, the MS Allure of the Seas, a 1,187-foot long cruise ship, launches for the first time.
1837 - Floridsdorf-Deutsch Wagram Railway opens in Austria.
1986- the 14-floor Llyod’s Building opens in London, England.
1913- first ships sail through the Panama Canal.
1932- Parliament Buildings were opened in Northern Ireland.
1978- The West Gate Bridge, a 2,583-m long steel box girder cable-stayed bridge in Melbourne, Australia, opens.