1883 - The Palais de Justice, the world’s biggest courthouse, opens in Brussels, Belgium.
This Day in History
1966 - Canada Montreal Metro is inaugurated
1785 - Construction begins on the Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany.
1945 - the Paso de Los Libres- Uruguaiana International Bridge, a rail and road bridge, opens, connecting Brazil and Argentina.
2006 - the 91-floor Eureka Tower in Australia opens after 4 years of construction.
1904- Groundbreaking at the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City.
1753- the first steam engine arrives in the US colonies.
In 1664, the Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who renamed it New York.
1993- After just over three years of construction, the SAP Center, the arena where the San Jose Sharks play, opens in California.
1965- The Forth Road Bridge, a suspension bridge that connects Edinburgh to Fife, opens in Scotland.