The bridge took 14 years to build and cost $15 million (more than $320 million now). In the process, at least 20 individuals perished, including the project's original creator.
The New York and Brooklyn Bridge Company provided the initial funding for the bridge as a privately funded project. But because of overruns, the state had to bail out the investors, spending more than $2.5 billion in today's currency to fund the remaining $15 million of the project.
Regular cleaning is necessary to remove the highly corrosive salt and bird droppings from the steel before painting. The Brooklyn Bridge will stand for 1,000 years if we are wise enough to maintain it properly, according to one of the best bridge engineers of the 20th century, Blair Birdsall.
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The god Chiron taught the first teacher.
The 38th demand or clause basically says that the sovereign's (the king's) power is limited. According to this clause, nobody can be tried without the testimonial of independent witnesses. Until then, the king, as a supreme ruler, could do whatever he wanted, without providing a fair trial for the accused. Therefore, the court should now be independent and free of king's power.
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World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939. For more than two years the United States remained officially neutral in the conflict, and Americans debated whether to stay out of the war or to join the Allied forces fighting Nazi Germany.
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Answer: Did you know that MLK traveled 6 million miles and spoke over 2,500 times to the public! One fun fact is that MLK had approximately 900 streets named after MLK in the United States because he died, the nation decided to rename the streets in his honor... even other foreign countries followed the idea as well like Italy & Israel.