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2 days ago · June 23, 1980 [12] Designated NYCL. August 24, 1967 [2] Location. The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed / suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River.
- 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
1899: Largest civic building in North America prior to 20th...
- Brooklyn Bridge (Disambiguation)
May 24, 2024 · Capital: Hoima. Widely recognized state to 1899. Annexed by the United Kingdom in 1899. Burundi – Kingdom of Burundi [19] (to July 1, 1890) Capital: Gitega, Bujumbura. Widely recognized state to July 1, 1890. Annexed by Germany on July 1, 1890. Busoga – Kingdom of Busoga. Capital: Bugembe.
May 23, 2024 · This is a timeline of geopolitical changes around the world between 1500 and 1899. It includes dates of declarations of independence , changes in country name , changes of capital city or name, and changes in territorial ownership such as the annexation , occupation , cession , concession , or secession of land.
4 days ago · Portuguese owes its importance—as the second Romance language (after Spanish) in terms of numbers of speakers—largely to its position as the language of Brazil, where in the early 21st century some 187 million people spoke it. In Portugal, the language’s country of origin, there are more than 10 million speakers.
2 days ago · Porto Alegre ( [ ˈpoɾtu aˈlɛɡɾi] pronúncia ⓘ) é um município brasileiro e a capital do Rio Grande do Sul, estado mais meridional do Brasil. [ 7] Com uma área de quase 500 km² e uma população de 1 492 530 habitantes, [ 8] encontra-se sobre um terreno diversificado, com morros, baixadas e um grande lago: o Guaíba.
May 22, 2024 · 1866 – Antonio Luna, Filipino general and politician (d. 1899) 1875 – Marie of Romania (d. 1938) 1877 – Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film producer (d. 1966) 1877 – Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer and coach (d. 1973) 1879 – Alva B. Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1941)
2 days ago · Klondike Gold Rush. The Klondike Gold Rush [n 1] was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896; when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors.
