On May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was opened to the public, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan in New York City.
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In 1844, the first U.S telegraph line was formally opened -- between Baltimore and Washington. The first message sent was "What hath God wrought?"
In 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was opened to the public, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan in New York City.
File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
On May 24, 1844, the first U.S telegraph line was formally opened -- between Baltimore and Washington.
Inaugurado el 24 de mayo de 1883 sobre el East River, el cruce fijo cambió la movilidad urbana, con coordinación y supervisión…
El Puente de Brooklyn cumple 143 años el 24 de mayo, destacado como un ícono de Nueva York y una obra maestra de la ingeniería…
On Oct. 26, 1825, the Erie Canal, the United States' first man-made waterway, was opened, linking the Great Lakes and Atlantic…
On Aug.15, 1914, a U.S. ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, officially opening the Panama Canal.
On. Nov. 25, 1990, the floating Lacey V. Murrow Bridge sank during a Thanksgiving storm in Washington state.
