July 7th, 1930

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1930 construction began on Boulder Dam, later re-named Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River. Tourist Al Capone was quoted as saying, “All of this concrete being poured could be useful for a man in the furniture business, know what I mean?”

About Joel Byers

Born in North Georgia and educated at some very fine public institutions. Real education started after graduating from college and then getting married and raising two boys. Has the ability to see the funny and absurd in most things and will always remark on it, even if it means getting the stink-eye from his victims.
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