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1878

145 years ago

Louis Chevrolet, who, along with William C Read more…

1903

120 years ago

The first Maxwell was successfully tested in Detroit, Michigan, US Read more…

1929

94 years ago

Clessie Cummins tested the first diesel-powered automobile in the United States, a converted 1925 Packard limousine Read more…

1931

92 years ago

Timekeeper Ernst Christ had his plans to build a racetrack in his home town of Hockenheim, Germany unanimously approved by the municipal council Read more…

1934

89 years ago

The 1935 Chevrolet ‘Unicorn’ mascot was patented by designer B Read more…

1946

77 years ago

The first Ford Sportsman was delivered to actress Ella Raines Read more…

1973

50 years ago

Gabriel Vousin (93), an aviation pioneer and the creator of Europe’s first manned, engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft capable of a sustained (1 km), circular, controlled flight, died in Moulin d’Ozenay, France Read more…

1977

46 years ago

Future World Superbike champion Colin Edwards received his first motorcycle, a Suzuki JR50, as a Christmas present at the age of 3 Read more…

1989

34 years ago

Five-time New York Yankees manager Billy Martin (61) was killed in an alcohol-related crash when the pickup truck he was a passenger in skidded off the road during an icy storm near his farm in Binghamton, New York Read more…

1994

29 years ago

Pierre Dreyfus (87), former Chairman of Renault (1955-75), died Read more…

2005

18 years ago

Two New Jersey police officers were killed when they inadvertently drove off the Lincoln Highway Bridge , which spans the Hackensack River between Jersey City and Kearny Read more…

2006

17 years ago

Two minivans collided in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, causing a methane explosion that killed 13 people Read more…