March 30
Posted in White History on Mar 30th, 2011
1939 The Heinkel He 100, a German pre-World War II fighter aircraft, set a world speed record when test pilot Hans Dieterle flew a prototype of the airplane to 746.606 km/h (463.919 mph). 1909 The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge, first opened. It connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens, in [...]