September 24 ~ The 1st welded aluminum girder highway bridge is completed in 1958 in Urbandale, Iowa. More about bridge construction and design @ your library. The United States' first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise , is launched in 1960. More about aircraft carriers @ your library. On this day in 1890, Wilford Woodruff, Mormon Church President, issues a manifesto renouncing polygamy . Learn more @ your library.
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