1913- Grand Central Station in New York opens for the first time.
This Day in History
1932- Railways in United States of America accept a 10% wage reduction.
1894- the pneumatic hammer is patented by American, Charles King.
2002- Construction begins on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge eastern span replacement.
1807- Pall Mall, a street in London, England, is the first to be lit by gaslight.
1970- the patent for the heat gun was published.
1883- The first overhead wire electrical system is turned on in New Jersey.
1706- Benjamin Franklin, discoverer of electricity, is born.
1868- The refrigerator car is patented by American fish dealer, William Davis.
1861- Elisha patents the steam elevator.