Historic Places and Landmarks
Where it happened: the bridges, cities, buildings and landscapes that became the setting for history.
1936
1936 · Nature & Disasters
Fire Destroys the Crystal Palace
November 30, 19361936
1936 · Technology
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Opens
November 12, 1936
1935 · Technology
Roosevelt Dedicates Hoover Dam
September 30, 19351932
1932 · Art & Literature
Radio City Music Hall Opens
December 27, 19321929
1929 · Exploration
Byrd's Expedition Flies Over the South Pole
November 29, 19291929
1929 · History
Black Tuesday: The Wall Street Crash Deepens
October 29, 19291929
1929 · History
Black Thursday: Panic on Wall Street
October 24, 1929
1927 · Art & Literature
Carving Begins at Mount Rushmore
October 4, 19271923
1923 · Politics
The Beer Hall Putsch Begins in Munich
November 8, 19231917
1917 · History
Father Flanagan Opens the Home That Becomes Boys Town
December 12, 19171917
1917 · War & Conflict
Jerusalem Passes from Ottoman to British Control
December 9, 19171917
1917 · Politics