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  • Model T: The Everyman’s Automobile

    On this date in 1908, the first Ford Model T left the factory. Here are some things you may not have known about the iconic car. Contrary to popular belief, the Model T wasn’t the first car built on a modern assembly line. That honor goes to the Oldsmobile Curved Dash in 1901. Henry Ford…

  • Around the World in an Amphibious Car

    On this date in 1958, Ben Carlin became the first, and so far only, person to circumnavigate the globe in an amphibious vehicle. Here are some things you may not have known about the trip. Carlin was born near Perth, Australia in 1912. During World War II, he joined the British Indian Army, serving in…