1901- the Alexandra Bridge, a steel truss cantilever bridge opens over the Ottawa River in Ottawa, Canada.
This Day in History
1879- the 1st electric arc light is used in California.
1909- the world’s first forestry school is incorporated in Kent, Ohio.
1922- an all-metal Boeing 247 flies for the first time.
1915- the world’s first wireless message sent from a moving train is received by a station.
1910- Groundbreaking on the Sacred Heart Basilica in Timaru, New Zealand.
1840- pioneer of the pneumatic tyre, John Boyd Dunlop, is born.
1895- the first rolling lift bridge, invented by William Scherzer opens in Chicago, Illinois.
1894- The US vessel, Dirigo, is launched in Bath, Maine.
1869- the removable tempered steel plow blade is patented by James Oliver.