1994- Passenger service for the Channel Tunnel opens
This Day in History
1986- The Lotus Temple opens to the public.
1901- the Pacific Electric Railway is incorporated in California.
1909- Construction of US Navy base at Pearl Harbor begins.
1965 - Construction begins on the Hawaii State Capitol building.
1996 - Ground broke for the construction of Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers in Wisconsin.
1966 - The Älvsborg Bridge, a suspension bridge, opens in Sweden.
1930 - Construction begins on the U.S. Navy’s heavy cruiser, the USS Indianapolis.
1903 - USA recognizes independence of Panama
1953- the Paton Bridge, across the Dneiper River in Ukraine, is opened.