1994 - Ground breaks for the First Niagara Center, home of the Buffalo Sabres, in Buffalo, New York.
This Day in History
1910 - Construction begins on the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa.
1962 - the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, a truss arch bridge that connects twin cities in Michigan, U.S.A, and Ontario, Canada, opens.
1993 - The famous Dunes hotel in Las Vegas is demolished.
1794 - Designer of the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Konstantin Thon, is born.
1928 - the Cobden Bridge, an iron bridge which crosses the River Itchen, opens in England.
2011 - the Rio Negro, a 3595-meter-long cable-stayed bridge over the Rio Negro, opens in Brazil.
1698 - Designer of the Ecole Militaire in Paris, France, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, is born.
1900 - The Wright Brothers fly in their glider for the first time.
2000 - Former passenger ship S.S. Belofin-1 sinks while on tow for demolition.