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First Bridge Over the Mississippi River
January 23, 1855 The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge. First Bridge Over the Mississippi River is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech…
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First TV Station West of Mississippi
January 22, 1947 KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood, California. Bob Hope emceed the inaugural broadcast. A total of 322 televisions are in the Los Angeles viewing area. First TV Station West of Mississippi is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in…