twˈɛnti θɹˈiː mˈeɪ ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛntijˈɪɹˈoʊld bɹɪtˈæniə bɹˈɪdʒ bˈɪlt baɪ ɹˈɑːbɚt stˈɛfɛnsən əkɹˌɑːs ðə mˈɛnaɪ stɹˈeɪt ɪz dᵻstɹˈɔɪd baɪ fˈaɪɚ.
23 May – The 120-year-old Britannia Bridge built by Robert Stephenson across the Menai Strait is destroyed by fire.