Science on the 1st of January 1867 in history

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01 Jan 1867 Covington–Cincinnati Suspension Bridge	science	Covington–Cincinnati Suspension Bridge (technology) The Covington–Cincinnati Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, its 1,057-foot (322 m) main span making it the longest single-span bridge in the world by a margin of 14 m at this time. It will be renamed after its designer, John A. Roebling, in 1983.	0

31st December 1866 2nd January 1867

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