November 13, 1927 in New York history

πŸ“ On This Day πŸ“

97 years ago on November 13th, 1927

President Coolidge ceremonially opens the Holland Tunnel via telegraph at 4:55pm

Pedestrians were allowed to walk through the tunnel from 5pm to 7pm and cars were allowed to begin passing through at one minute after midnight.


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🌞 Weather Records 🌞

Record High: 73Β°F in 1931
Record Low: 23Β°F in 2019

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