4 August 1902 Posted on August 4, 2015 by Staff The Greenwich foot tunnel that goes under the River Thames opens. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can." Robert Cushing — Click here for more from Robert Cushing Related posts: 4 August 1902 1 September 1902 1 September 1902 20 April 1902 6 September 1962 5 September 1980 31 August 1997 20 October 1967 4 August 1704 4 August 1796