1960- the Oil pipeline from Rotterdam to Ruhrgebied opens.
This Day in History
1811- the Bell Rock Lighthouse, a granite lighthouse designed by architect Robert Stevenson, opens.
1932- Railways in United States of America accept a 10% wage reduction.
1894- the pneumatic hammer is patented by American, Charles King.
1886- the first successful gasoline-fueled automobile is patented by Karl Benz.
1807- Pall Mall, a street in London, England, is the first to be lit by gaslight.
1888- Natural gas is discovered in Kingsville, Ontario, Canada.
1955- Construction begins on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, a bascule bridge in Louisiana, U.S.A.
1736- James Watt, Scottish inventor of the Watt steam engine, is born.
1861- Hans Goldschmidt, inventor of the thermite welding process, is born.