1990- the Pivdennyi Bridge, designed by architect Alexey Gavrilov, opens in Kiev, Ukraine.
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1986- Lotus Temple opens
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1920- Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, situated near Argentina, opens for the first time.
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1939- 125 are killed in a train wreck in Madgeburg, Germany
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1901- The ceremonial “Last spike” is completed for the Uganda Railway.
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1883- International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls
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1984- 27 people are killed when a fire occurs at a coal mine in Orangeville, Utah.
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1962- The patent for the flashlight holder mounted on a hard hat is granted to investor Ralph Kidd
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1954- World’s first fully automated railroad freight yard