1787- Designer of Eldon Square in England, John Dobson, is born.
This Day in History
1864- the Clifton Suspension Bridge, a toll suspension bridge, opens in England.
1732- the Royal Opera opens at Covent Garden, London.
2011- The 36-floor Prime Tower opens in Zurich, Switzerland.
1967- Construction begins on the Royal Navy’s nuclear-powered fleet submarine, the HMS Conqueror.
1907- Construction begins on the Washington National Cathedral in the capital of the United States.
1905- The Victoria Falls Bridge opens over the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe.
1926 - Hawaii’s landmark lighthouse, the Aloha Tower, opens for the first time.
1901- Construction begins on the transatlantic steamship, the RMS Carpathia.
1993- After just over three years of construction, the SAP Center, the arena where the San Jose Sharks play, opens in California.