1931 ⟶ Empire State Building Completed

May 1: Empire State Building completed.
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🚂 First Transcontinental Railroad Completed

First transcontinental railroad completed in United States on 10 May. – United States⟶
First Transcontinental Railroad Completed (1869)
RailroadTransportationInfrastructureWestward ExpansionAmerican Civil WarEconomic DevelopmentManifest Destiny
United StatesUnited States

🏢 Chrysler Building Construction Completed

May 27: Construction of Chrysler Building completed.⟶
Chrysler Building Construction Completed (1930)
ArchitectureSkyscrapersConstructionArt DecoNew York CityUrban Development
United StatesUnited States

🏢 Empire State Building Completed

May 1: Empire State Building completed.⟶
Empire State Building Completed (1931)
ArchitectureSkyscrapersConstructionNew York CityArt DecoModernismUrbanization
United StatesUnited States

🏞️ Hoover Dam Completed

The Hoover Dam is completed.⟶
Hoover Dam Completed (1936)
InfrastructureGreat DepressionConstruction
United StatesUnited States

🚀 Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier

Breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager in Bell X-1.⟶
Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier (1947)
AviationAerospaceWorld War IICold War
United StatesUnited States

🏢 Sears Tower Construction Completed

May 3: Construction of the Sears Tower (later renamed to Willis Tower) completed.⟶
Sears Tower Construction Completed (1973)
ArchitectureSkyscrapersModernismUrban DevelopmentConstructionChicagoEconomy
United StatesUnited States