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  • Antoine de la Mothe, Le Sieur de Cadilla

    Antoine de la Mothe, Le Sieur de Cadilla

    Tuesday 5th March 1568 Born on this day, Antoine de la Mothe, Le Sieur de Cadillac, namesake of Cadillac cars. Cadillac was the explorer responsible for mapping the Great Lakes region of North America for the French crown and is credited as the founder of Detroit, Michigan, which today is affectionately known as the Motor […]

    March 5, 1568
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  • The Memminger Chronicle (Germany) mentioned the trial of a carriage “without horse, oxen or people, yet the man who built it sat in it”, an event often cited as the first reference of a self-propelled vehicle

    Saturday 2nd January 1447 The Memminger Chronicle (Germany) mentioned the trial of a carriage “without horse, oxen or people, yet the man who built it sat in it”, an event often cited as the first reference of a self-propelled vehicle.

    January 2, 1447
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