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Today in History: January 5, construction begins on Golden Gate Bridge

Also on this day, “Rapper’s Delight,” by The Sugarhill Gang, became the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40

A black and white photo of workers building the Golden Gate Bridge
Workmen wearing steel helmets lay the catwalks for the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Ca., Sept. 19, 1935. Spinning of the big suspension cables will start after the two catwalks are laid high above the Golden Gate Strait. (AP Photo)
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Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge; the bridge was completed in May 1937.

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