1966- The Älvsborg Bridge, a suspension bridge, opens in Sweden.
This Day in History
1977- An earthen dam bursts in Georgia, killing 39.
1931- Five people are killed when an explosion occurs in the #20 shaft of a coal mine in Holden, West Virginia.
1959- 1st section of M1 Motorway opens from Watford to Rugby.
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.
1991- the cable-stayed bridge, the Queen Elizabeth 2 Bridge, opens for the first time.
1997- Ground is broken for Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, in Michigan.
1918- 21 are killed when an explosion occurs at a coal mine in Aguilar, Colorado.
1928- the Cobden Bridge, an iron bridge which crosses the River Itchen, opens in England.