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20 hours ago · The proposal received much acclaim in both cities, and residents predicted that the New York and Brooklyn Bridge's opening would have as much of an impact as the Suez Canal, the first transatlantic telegraph cable or the first transcontinental railroad.
- Brooklyn Bridge (Disambiguation)
Brooklyn Bridge is a bridge connecting Manhattan and...
- Manhattan Bridge
The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the...
- Queensboro Bridge
The Queensboro Bridge, officially the Ed Koch Queensboro...
- Steve Brodie
Steve Brodie (December 25, 1861 – January 31, 1901) was an...
- Mean High Water
U.S. civil and maritime uses of tidal data. A chart datum is...
- Cable-Stayed
Øresund Bridge from Malmö to Copenhagen in Sweden and...
- List of Tallest Structures Built Before The 20th Century
Name Municipality (current) Country (current) Height (feet)...
- Brooklyn Bridge (Disambiguation)
20 hours ago · Napoleon promoted the building of the Suez Canal and established modern agriculture, which ended famines in France and made the country an agricultural exporter.
20 hours ago · In the Suez Crisis of 1956, Mountbatten strongly advised his old friend Prime Minister Anthony Eden against the Conservative government's plans to seize the Suez Canal in conjunction with France and Israel.
20 hours ago · The Philippine–American War, [13] known alternatively as the Philippine Insurrection, Filipino–American War, [a] or Tagalog Insurgency, [14] [15] [16] was fought between the First Philippine Republic and the United States from February 4, 1899, until July 2, 1902. [17] Tensions arose after the United States annexed the Philippines under the ...
20 hours ago · Lex Luthor, as appeared on a variant cover of Action Comics #890 (June 2010). Art by David Finch. Alexander Joseph " Lex " Luthor ( / ˈluːθɔːr, - θər /) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor originally appeared in Action Comics #23 ...
20 hours ago · This is a timeline of the history of New Zealand that includes only events deemed to be of principal importance – for less important events click the year heading or refer to List of years in New Zealand .
20 hours ago · Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1975. 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1975th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 975th year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1970s decade.
