Hoover Dam Starts Generating Electricity: The Desert Gets Power
Generators at Boulder Dam began pumping electricity from the Colorado River, beaming power 266 miles across the desert to fuel Los Angeles's explosive growth. This massive transmission line transformed the city into a modern metropolis by securing an energy supply that outpaced its local resources.
October 9, 1936
90 years ago
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What Else Happened on October 9
consagración del templo de Apolo Palatino en Roma, inspirado en el modelo alejandrino. Institución de la biblioteca del Templo de Apolo Palatino.
Pepin the Short died in 768 and split his kingdom between his two sons. Carloman got the center. Charlemagne got a crescent of territory wrapping around it — ha…
Leif Erikson sailed from Greenland and established a Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, becoming the first European known to set foot in No…
Richard Cœur de lion rembarque pour l'Angleterre, mettant fin à la troisième croisade en terre sainte.
Unter Meister Wolbero beginnen die Bauarbeiten für das Neusser Quirinusmünster
James I of Aragon captured the city of Valencia from the Almohad Caliphate, ending five centuries of Islamic rule in the region. By establishing the Kingdom of …
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