2011- the Rio Negro, a 3595-meter-long cable-stayed bridge over the Rio Negro, opens in Brazil.
This Day in History
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.
2005- Ground breaks on the construction of Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts, in Indiana, U.S.A.
1914- an automobile is used for the first time to collect and deliver mail by the US post office.
1995- Ground breaks on the construction of the Verizon Center, home of the Washington Capitals, in Washington, D.C.
1999- After 18.5 months of construction, the Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Kings, Clippers, and Lakers, opens in California, U.S.A.
1943- Construction begins on the destroyer ship, the USS Kidd.
1883- The Palais de Justice, the world’s biggest courthouse, opens in Brussels, Belgium.