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March 1909
The following events occurred in March 1909: March 1, 1909 (Monday) * Robert Peary, Matthew Henson, Ootah, Egingwah, Seegloo and Ookeah; and 18 other men set off from Ellesmere Island at for their final push to the North Pole. March 2, 1909 (Tuesday) *The United States Congress passed an act that provided no new ambassadorships would be permitted except by act of Congress. While the U.S. had ministers at legations in many countries, its only embassies at the time were in Austria-Hungary, Brazil, Japan and Turkey. *With two days left in his term, President Roosevelt extended federal protection over the Zuni National Forest. *Corson County, South Dakota, was founded. *Born: Mel Ott, Hall of Fame baseball player who hit 511 home runs between 1926 and 1947; in Gretna, Louisiana (died in auto accident, 1958) March 3, 1909 (Wednesday) *The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of sodium benzoate as a preservative in foods, in its Decision 104, in spite of a ban re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensboro Bridge 1908 LOC 3c00105u
The Queensboro Bridge, officially named the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City. Completed in 1909, it connects the neighborhood of Long Island City in the borough of Queens with the Upper East Side in Manhattan, passing over Roosevelt Island. The bridge is also known as the 59th Street Bridge because its Manhattan end is located between 59th and 60th streets. The Queensboro Bridge carries New York State Route 25 (NY 25), which terminates at the bridge's western end in Manhattan, and also once carried NY 24 and NY 25A. The western leg of the Queensboro Bridge is flanked on its northern side by the freestanding Roosevelt Island Tramway. The bridge was, for a long time, simply called the Queensboro Bridge, but in March 2011, the bridge was officially renamed in honor of former New York City mayor Ed Koch. The Queensboro Bridge is the northernmost of four toll-free vehicular bridges connecting Manhattan Island to Long Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
