1915 Canakkale Bridge was completed
The 1915 Canakkale Bridge is a road suspension bridge in the province of Canakkale in northwestern Turkey. Situated just south of the coastal towns of Lapseki and Gelibolu, the bridge spans the Dardanelles, about 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the Sea of Marmara. The bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world, with a main span of 2,023 m.
2019 Bolaang Mongondow mine collapse
On 26 February 2019, an illegal gold mine collapsed in Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. At least 29 people were killed and dozens more were trapped due to the collapse. Previously, in June 2018, the same mine had experienced a smaller landslide due to heavy rainfall, which killed 5 miners.
Buffalo Creek Flood
The Buffalo Creek flood was a disaster that occurred in Logan County, West Virginia on February 26, 1972 when a coal slurry impoundment dam burst, causing significant loss of life and property damage. The impoundment dam had been declared "satisfactory" by a federal mine inspector four days earlier. In its legal filings, Pittston referred to the accident as "an Act of God."
Grand Canyon National Park established
Grand Canyon National Park, located in northwestern Arizona, is the 15th site in the United States to have been named as a national park. The park's central feature is the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, which is often considered one of the Wonders of the World. President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.
George Turnbull died
George Turnbull was the Scottish engineer responsible from 1851 to 1863 for the construction of the first Indian long-distance railway line: Calcutta to Benares up beside the Ganges river, 541 miles (871 kilometres), (601 miles including branches). On completion, Turnbull was gazetted by the Indian government as the "First railway engineer of India".
Beach Pneumatic Transit opened
The Beach Pneumatic Transit was the first attempt to build an underground public transit system in New York City. It was developed by Alfred Ely Beach in 1869 as a demonstration subway line running on pneumatic power. The subway line had one stop in the basement of the Rogers Peet Building, near the old City Hall station, and a one-car shuttle going back and forth between the building and a dead end approximately 300 feet (91 m) away. It was not a regular mode of transportation, and lasted from 1870 until 1873.
