1987- the Tsing Yi North Bridge opens in Hong Kong.
This Day in History
1787 - Designer of Eldon Square in England, John Dobson, is born.
1864 - the Clifton Suspension Bridge, a toll suspension bridge, opens in England.
1732 - the Royal Opera opens at Covent Garden, London.
2011 - The 36-floor Prime Tower opens in Zurich, Switzerland.
2001 - Construction on the William J. Clinton Presidential Library begins.
1904- The patent for the electric furnace is filed
1932 - the West End Bridge, a tied-arch bridge, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1783 - The first solo flight in a hot-air balloon occurs when Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles flies over 36 kilometers at 3,500 meters in the air.
1508 - Designer of the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Italy, Andrea Palladio, is born.