1996- After about three years of construction, Montreal’s Bell Centre arena opens for the first time.
This Day in History
1889- German Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his ‘Navigable Balloon’.
2008- Gold, on the New York Mercantile Exchange, reaches $1000/ounce for the first time.
1997- Ground breaks on the construction of the Air Canada Centre (now Scotiabank Arena), home of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors, in Ontario, Canada.
1904- The north tunnel under the Hudson River, connecting New Jersey and New York is completed after 30 years of drilling.
1996- The Storm Surge Barrier New Waterway in Holland opens.
2000- The London Eye opened.
1969-Pontiac unveiled the Firebird Trans Am at the Chicago Auto Show
1931- The Parliament House opens after approximately 5 years of construction in Helsinki, Finland.
1896- The first automobile is driven in Detroit, Michigan.