1837 - Floridsdorf-Deutsch Wagram Railway opens in Austria.
This Day in History
1936- Main span of the Golden Gate Bridge is joined
1959- De Beers announces synthetic diamond
1999- Ground breaks for the construction of Ford Field, in Detroit, Michigan, home of the Detroit Lions.
1931- the Bayonne Bridge, an arch bridge connecting New Jersey and New York, opens.
1937- the Lions Gate Bridge, a suspension bridge in Vancouver, Canada, opens for the first time.
2006- Ground is broken on the Citi Field in New York, home of the New York Mets.
1933- The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened to the public for the first time.
1929- the Ambassador Bridge, a suspension bridge designed by architect Jonathan Jones, opens.
1965- Construction begins on the Hawaii State Capitol building.