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- 1946
The world's first theme park opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA View Post →
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- 1678
Robert LaSalle builds Le Griffon, the first known ship constructed on the Great Lakes
- 1921
The first aerial crop dusting occurs in Troy, Ohio to combat caterpillars
- 1936
American sprinter Jesse Owens wins the 100m race at the Berlin Olympics in front of Adolf Hitler
- 1954
The first VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) flight is conducted
- 1958
The Nautilus submarine travels under the North Pole
- 1997
Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand, the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, opens
- 2004
The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11, 2001 attacks
