* 1930 – Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute are held.

Groundbreaking ceremonies took place on August 5, 1946 and the original makeshift church was constructed from two Army barracks.

Groundbreaking ceremonies on November 7, 2007, fifteen years after his first election as Governor, marked the beginning of the construction of the Pedro Rosselló Gubernatorial Library at Turabo University's campus.

Groundbreaking ceremonies for Freedomland took place on August 26, 1959.

Groundbreaking ceremonies were presided over by Brigham Young, who laid the cornerstone on April 6 of that year.

* March 9 – Groundbreaking ceremonies are held in Dublin, Ireland, on Spencer Station, the first new train station to be built in the city in more than 100 years.

* January 17 – Groundbreaking ceremonies are held for the Hiawatha Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Groundbreaking ceremonies occurred on January 28, 1981.

* September 7, 1907: Groundbreaking ceremonies for the SD & A are held in downtown San Diego at the foot of 26th Street ( now known as Dewey Street ) and Main Street.

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on October 10, 1995, but actual construction did not begin until August of 1996 due to escalating construction costs and the redesign of the ballpark by architects.

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the expansion took place on November 29, 2008.

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held in Fort Madison on Thursday, April 22, 2010 for a new, 800 inmate prison to replace the Iowa State Penitentiary.

Groundbreaking ceremonies took place on July 12, 1961, and the bank was officially opened for business on February 16, 1963.

Groundbreaking ceremonies took place on July 27, 1994 and Jerry Uht Park was completed in May 1995.

** Groundbreaking takes place for the World Trade Center.

Groundbreaking for the 40, 000 square foot building took place on May 31, 2012 with an anticipated completion date of August, 2013.

Groundbreaking for the Rail Trail was held on October 9, 2007 after more than 20 years of planning and design.

Groundbreaking for the facility was held on April 18, 2007.

Groundbreaking for the Santa Clara Stadium occurred on April 19, 2012 and the stadium is currently under construction with a planned completion date in time for the 2014 NFL season.

** Groundbreaking ceremony held for the National Ignition Facility ( NIF ).

Groundbreaking on the original site was in April 1956, and the university purchased a site in North Las Vegas for future expansion.

Groundbreaking for the new Polytechnikum took place on 15 May 1865 and lectures started amidst the Franco-Prussian War on 10 October 1870 with 223 students and 32 teachers.

Groundbreaking for the building was held on August 11, 1962.

Groundbreaking for the stadium was on March 9, 2000 and the building was officially topped off in October 2001.

* Groundbreaking Memorial for the Hokkaido University Satellite Research Farm No. 8, Furano Campus-Tenmangu Shrine Grounds

* Groundbreaking Memorial for the Hokkaido University Satellite Research Farm No. 8, Yamabe Campus-Yamabe Shrine Grounds

Groundbreaking for a new ballpark to replace Tiger Stadium for the Tigers was held on October 29, 1997 and the new stadium was opened to the public in 2000.

Groundbreaking for the new lock project was held on June 30, 2009, although the bulk of the funding necessary to complete the project has not yet been appropriated.

Groundbreaking is scheduled for September 2012.

Groundbreaking hip hop films such as Wild Style ( 1982 ), Breakin ' ( 1984 ) and Krush Groove ( 1985 ) were also major influences ; and as early as 1982 local breakdancing crews like the Angeles City based Whooze Co. International, with members consisting primarily from Clark Air Base, The Eclipse ( whose former members included Francis Magalona, Dance 10's Darwin Tuason and current Federation Sounds ' Glenn " Kico " Lelay ), Info-Clash Breakers and Ground Control ( members included Rap Master Fordy, later to be known as Andrew E, and Jay " Smooth " MC of Bass Rhyme Posse ) became mainstays in local parks and malls in and around the Metro Manila area such as Glorietta Mall, which was an early hotspot for breakers.

) Groundbreaking for the memorial took place on 31 October 1976, the 90th anniversary of Chiang's birth.

Founder Mary Harley Jenks at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Broadway campus, 10 May 1980

The official Groundbreaking ceremony for the 12th Street Project took place on May 6, 2010 near the Frickstad Viaduct.

Groundbreaking for the final segment of the Green Line occurred on September 23, 1995, and the station opened on January 13, 2001.

Groundbreaking for the final segment of the Green Line occurred on September 23, 1995, and the station opened on January 13, 2001.

Groundbreaking began in August, 2007 on the new Sauk Village Municipal Center and Senior Citizen Center.

Groundbreaking took place on 5 August 1948, and only 90 days later, on 5 November, a United States Air Force ( USAF ) Douglas C-54 Skymaster became the first aircraft to land at the new airport.

Groundbreaking for the new facility took place on November 16, 2005, at 1458 S. Canal Street.

Groundbreaking for the new terminal took place on May 18, 2009.

Groundbreaking for a new museum occurred in 1985, and the museum was renamed the Museum of African American History.

Groundbreaking for the present campus was in 1963 and by September 1964, initial construction was completed and classes were being held at the new campus on the corner of Otay Lakes Road and East H Street in Chula Vista.

Groundbreaking for the new factory was in March 1955 with the first Jeep vehicle rolling out of the plant on 27 April 1956.

Groundbreaking for a new railway terminal in 1885 was accompanied by the razing of the market in favor of Constitución Plaza.

Groundbreaking for the new bridge took place in April 2009, and the bridge is expected to open in 2012.

Groundbreaking occurred in August 2009 for a new, state-of-the-art, facility at Ft Detrick for USAMRIID.