HOW THE NEWS COVERED THE NEWS

Commuters stuck in its seemingly never-ending traffic jams on both sides may not appreciate it so much now, but the Holland Tunnel was considered a man-made marvel when it opened on Nov. 12, 1927, as the longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in the world.

The Daily News was on hand to document its unveiling, a huge event that was also broadcast live over the radio and even included President Calvin Coolidge as part of the ceremony.

As The News counts down to its 100th birthday next year, New York’s hometown paper – the first daily tabloid in the U.S. when it debuted on June 26, 1919 – is giving loyal readers a look into our famed archives to help celebrate the centennial.

Check in every week to see how The News covered the top stories of the day.

Connecting Lower Manhattan to Jersey City, the tunnel spans more than 1.5 miles nearly 100 feet in the silt below the Hudson River. It was named for Clifford Milburn Holland, its chief engineer who died three years before its opening.

“Tears mix with beer” read the original caption in the Nov. 11 edition of The News, which showed Prohibition agents who had raided an illegal brew stash in Hoboken wasting a lot of good suds.