1901- Oil is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
This Day in History
1870- One of the designers of the Golden Gate Bridge, Joseph Strauss, is born.
1825- The American who popularized the concept of interchangeable parts, Eli Whitney, was born.
1902- The Toronto Mining Exchanges Ltd. Becomes the Standard Stock and Mining Exchange Ltd.
1941- Construction begins on the US battleship, the USS Missouri (BB-63)
1858- Henry Miller, the first Grand President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is born.
2010- The Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest man-made structure, in UAE officially opened.
1860- The first railway tunnel opens in Canada
1835- Gold is discovered in Georgia.
1848- Gas lights are installed in the White House.