1928 – The Chillicothe Baking Company in Chillicothe, Missouri, USA, first produced sliced bread, advertised as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped”, which then led to the popular phrase “the greatest thing since sliced bread”.

- for better or worse

1894 – London’s Tower Bridge (pictured), a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames, opened.   – source wikipedia.com

Tower Bridge London - November 2005