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Civil Engineering Almanac – The 1969 Cuyahoga River fire

Reuben Hull's Civil Engineering Almanac travels back to the day the Cuyahoga River most famously caught fire.

Civil Engineering Almanac – First amusement park roller coaster in the US

Reuben Hull's Civil Engineering Almanac travels back to the opening of the first roller coaster in the United States was opened at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York.

Civil Engineering Almanac – Sylvanus Thayer, ‘Father of West Point,’ is born

Reuben Hull's Civil Engineering Almanac travels back to the birth of Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer.

Civil Engineering Almanac – Original Tay Bridge opens

Reuben Hull's Civil Engineering Almanac travels back to the opening of the first railroad bridge over the Firth of Tay between Dundee and Wormit, Scotland.

5 things you didn’t know about the St. Francis Dam failure

The St. Francis Dam failure ranks as the worst U.S. man-made disaster of the 20th century.

Then and Now: Baltimore’s Penn Station to be restored, expanded

The work, which will create a hub for commuters and nearby neighborhoods, will renovate the historic 1911 structure and add a new concourse and two new towers.

Civil Engineering Almanac – Panama Canal Culebra Cut milestone

Reuben Hull's Civil Engineering Almanac travels back to the Panama Canal's milestone moment: the Culebra Cut.

Then and Now: Denver rebuilds historical downtown pedestrian hub

Denver’s historical 16th Street pedestrian mall is thought of as the downtown’s backbone and a transit hub for the Rocky Mountain West. It is about to be rebuilt.

5 things you didn’t know about the Huey P. Long Bridge

The Huey P. Long Bridge was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by ASCE in 2012.

Turtle-inspired dome tops former Tammany Hall

The interior of New York City’s former Tammany Hall was replaced with a modern concrete structure topped by dome that honors the Lenape.

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