1894- Karl Benz is granted the US patent for the gasoline-driven automobile
This Day in History
1835- The first building is constructed in Yerba Buena (now known as San Francisco).
1964- The Eiffel Tower is named a historical monument.
1970- the patent for the safety control for aerial bucket truck is granted.
1932- the Honoré Mercier Bridge, a truss bridge in Quebec, Canada, opens.
1675- Construction started on St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England.
1954- the Danube Bridge, a steel truss bridge, opens connecting Bulgaria and Romania.
2011- the Basarab Overpass, a cable-stayed bridge, opens in Bucharest, Romania.
2011- Oil is $93/barrel.
1837- Charles Goodyear is granted his first rubber patent.