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This Day in History, August 13
On August 13th, 1913, Harry Brearly invented stainless steel.
This Day in History, August 12
On August 12th, 1851, Isaac Singer was granted a patent for his sewing machine.
This Day in History, August 11
On August 11th, 1711, the first race was held at Ascot.
This Day in History, August 22
On August 22nd, 1954, the groundbreaking ceremony for Saint Lawrence Seaway was held at Massena, New York.
This Day in History, August 10
On August 10th, 1954, the groundbreaking ceremony for Saint Lawrence Seaway was held at Massena, New York.
This Day in History, August 9
On August 9th, 1483, the Sistine Chapel was opened.
This Day in History, August 8
On August 8th, 1930, Betty Boop appeared in her first cartoon.
This Day in History, August 7
On August 7th, 1927, the Peace Bridge opened between Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York.
This Day in History, August 6
On August 6th, 1806, Francis II abdicated, ending the Holy Roman Empire.
This Day in History, August 5
On August 5th, 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid.
This Day in History, August 4
On August 4th, 1902, the Greenwich Foot Tunnel under the River Thames opened.
This Day in History, August 3
On August 3rd, 1958, the USS Nautilus traveled under the Arctic ice cap.
This Day in History, August 2
On August 2nd, 1870, the Tower Subway, the world's first underground railway, opened in London.
This Day in History, August 1
On August 1st, 1831, the London Bridge opened.
This Day in History, July 31
On July 31st, 781, the oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji took place.
This Day in History, July 30
On July 30th, 1733, the first Freemasons lodge was opened in what would become the United States.
This Day in History, July 29
On July 29th, 1836, the Arc de Triomphe in France was inaugurated.
This Day in History, July 28
On July 28th, 1794, Robespierre was sent to the guillotine as punishment for doing the same to thousands of others before him.
This Day in History, July 27
On July 27th, 1866, the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable was completed.
This Day in History, July 26
On July 26th, 1956, Egyptian leader Gamal Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.
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