1960- Construction begins on the Aswan Dam in Egypt across the Nile River.
This Day in History
1825- The American who popularized the concept of interchangeable parts, Eli Whitney, was born.
1782 - 1st US commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia.
1893 - Great Northern Railway connects Seattle with the east coast.
1933 - Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins, starting on the Marin County side.
1962 - The first automated subway cars began revenue service from Times Square to Grand Central station on Thursday, January 4, 1962. In deference to the Transport Workers Union (TWU), a... read more →
1980- Gold hits a record high of $634 per ounce
2008- Oil reaches $100 USD per barrel for the first time in world history.
1781- The world's first iron bridge, aptly named Iron Bridge, opens in Shropshire, UK.
1860- The first railway tunnel opens in Canada