1896- Announcement of gold in Yukon
This Day in History
1929- Fazlur Rahman Khan, designer of the Willis Tower, is born in Bangladesh
1912- Construction is completed of the Titanic
2008- the One Island East, a 298-meter-tall skyscraper in Hong Kong, opens.
1960- Estonian architect and designer of the main building of SEB in Tallinn, Raivo Puusepp is born.
1967- The Scotswood Bridge, over the River Tyne, opens in England.
1855- The bridge across the Niagara Gorge is strengthened for train use.
2010- the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, capable of seating 2111, opens in Dublin, Ireland.
1930- Construction begins on the Empire State Building.
2009- Construction began on the Shard, a 95-storey skyscraper in London, England.