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1878
147 years ago
Louis Chevrolet, who, along with William C Read more…
1903
122 years ago
The first Maxwell was successfully tested in Detroit, Michigan, US Read more…
1929
96 years ago
Clessie Cummins tested the first diesel-powered automobile in the United States, a converted 1925 Packard limousine Read more…
1931
94 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
91 years ago
The 1935 Chevrolet ‘Unicorn’ mascot was patented by designer B Read more…
1946
79 years ago
The first Ford Sportsman was delivered to actress Ella Raines Read more…
1973
52 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
48 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
36 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
31 years ago
Pierre Dreyfus (87), former Chairman of Renault (1955-75), died Read more…
2005
20 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
19 years ago
Two minivans collided in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, causing a methane explosion that killed 13 people Read more…
