1882- the Eddystone Lighthouse, south of Rame Head, England, opens for the first time.
This Day in History
1906- Simplon Tunnel in Switzerland opens to rail traffic for the first time.
1874- A dam bursts in Williamsburg, MA, resulting in the US’s first recorded dam disaster.
1907- Toronto plumbers begin a 4-month strike.
2000- the 30-floor Al Faisaliyah Center, a commercial skyscraper, opens in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2010- The NASCAR Hall of Fame opens in North Carolina.
2010- The NASCAR Hall of Fame opens in North Carolina.
1895- the first electrically operated rapid transit system, the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad is opened in Chicago.
2007- the 840 meter long Homeland Bridge, an extradosed bridge, opens in Croatia.
1997- Construction begins on the Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans, in Nashville, Tennessee.