1958- Construction starts on the USS Thresher, a U.S. Navy ship.
This Day in History
1849- Opening of the Great Hall at Euston Station in London.
2006- Ceremonial opening of the Berlin Hauptbahnhof rail station in Germany.
1927- Ford announces that it will end production of the Model T.
1883- The Brooklyn Bridge opens for public use.
1918- the King Oil/Shell refinery officially opens on Caribbean island Curacao.
1997- After 5 years of construction, the Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong-Kong, one of world's longest suspension bridges, opens.
1846- A steamship arrives in Hawaii for the first time.
1830- a railroad timetable is published in a newspaper for the first time.
1880- English designer of the Manchester Opera House, Albert Richardson, is born.