1757 – British troops occupy Calcutta, India
1818 – The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded.
1839 – 1st photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre)
1842 – 1st US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Penn
1900 – The Chicago Canal opened.
1929 – US & Canada agree to preserve Niagara Falls
1965 – Martin Luther King Jr. begins a drive to register black voters
By: Archa Dave