Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
November 3, 2024 Operations began for Aviation/Century station on the C and K lines of Metro Rail, the urban rail transit system serving Los Angeles County. This elevated light rail station is located at the intersection of Aviation Boulevard and Century Boulevard in the Westchester neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles. Aviation/Century station features... Continue Reading →
November 2, 1985 In Czechoslovakia’s capital city, Karlovo náměstí station became part of the inaugural section of Line B of the rapid transit system known as the Prague Metro to be opened. This section covers three miles (4.9 kilometers) between Florenc and Smíchovské nádraží stations. At the time, Czechoslovakia was still under communist rule. That... Continue Reading →
October 30, 2013 A fireboat built by the Canadian boat manufacturer MetalCraft Marine was placed into service at the Port of St. Louis in Missouri. This vessel, which is owned by the St. Louis Fire Department (STFD) and operated by that department’s marine division, was named after local sports hero Stan Musial (1920-2013). The Pennsylvania-born... Continue Reading →
October 29, 1927 In the Canadian province of Ontario, about 15,000 people turned out for the opening of a bridge in the Greater Toronto Area. This bridge, crossing the Don River, was built to serve as a link between the town of Leaside and the township of East York. “The whole of the bridge is... Continue Reading →
October 28, 1945 In Colorado, an airport located 3.7 miles (six kilometers) southwest of the central business district of the city of Longmont was inaugurated. The public debut of this facility, which was originally called Longmont Municipal Airport, marked a milestone for aviation in that region of the Centennial State. The opening of this city-owned,... Continue Reading →
October 27, 1999 Eugenia da Montijo station was opened as an infill station of Line 5 of the Madrid Metro, a rapid transit system serving the metropolitan area of Spain’s capital city. An infill station is a type of passenger rail station that is built on an existing line between two similar stations already in... Continue Reading →
October 26, 1881 Racing cyclist Louis Bastien was born in Paris. He established himself as a formidable and highly competitive cyclist while he was still a teenager. At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, Bastien won a gold medal for finishing first in the 25-kilometre (15.5.-mile) race. Bastien was also an accomplished fencer. He died... Continue Reading →
October 23, 1943 A little over ten months after being launched by Basalt Rock Company in Napa, California, a rescue and salvage ship was commissioned into the U.S. Navy as USS Diver (ARS-5). This ship, which was paced under the command of Lieutenant Alexis T. Terrio (1902-1985), began her military service at a time when... Continue Reading →
October 22, 1925 A technological milestone for locomotives in the United States took place when the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) began using diesel-electric locomotive No. 1000 to switch freight cars at the Bronx Terminal in New York City. This 300-horsepower (304.2-metric horsepower) boxcab – also widely characterized at the time as an oil-electric... Continue Reading →
October 21, 1970 A suspension bridge crossing the Little Belt strait in Denmark was opened. This bridge, which carries six lanes of the international highway European route E20, serves as a link between Denmark’s portion of the Jutland Peninsula and the Danish island of Funen. This 5,577.4-foot (1,700-meter)-long bridge was built to reduce ever-growing traffic... Continue Reading →
