Channel Tunnel, Folkestone, United Kingdom
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Happened as dated, per the source[1]: the tunnel "was officially opened on May 6, 1994," presided over by Queen Elizabeth II and President Mitterrand.The $15BN Channel Tunnel opened, linking Britain to mainland Europe by rail for the first time since the last Ice Age, after six years of construction under the English Channel.
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