2011 Event An undersea fiber-optic cable arrives in Cuba, linking it to Venezuela. Venezuela offered to help Cuba speed its internet connection when the U.S. refused 2010 Event Tibet's Galongla Tunnel, built at an altitude of 3,750 meters, is completed, linking Medog county to the outside world 1994 Event Chunnel linking England and France officially opens 1959 Event St. Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic, Great Lakes opens to shipping 1940 Event New York Midtown tunnel linking Manhattan and Queens opens to traffic 1936 Event Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, Bronx and Queens opens 1909 Event Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan and Queens 1883 Event Orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail 1861 Event 1st telegraph line linking West and East coasts completed 1825 Event Erie Canal opens, linking Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean
