1969- In Paris, gold is $47/ounce
This Day in History
2012- The Peace Bridge, a pedestrian bridge in Calgary, Canada, opens.
2005- Steve Fossett completes the first non-stop solo flight around the world without stopping to re-fuel.
1893- The first federal railroad legislation is passed
1901- the first section of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn suspension railway in Germany opens to the public.
1907- Royal Oil & Shell merge to form BP (British Petroleum)
1728, John Wood, the Younger, English architect and designer of England’s Royal Crescent, is born.
1997- South Africa announces that it is building the world’s largest modern day blimp.
1973- Gold is a record $95/ounce in London.
1912- the 1st airplane flies over 100mph.