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How Henry Ford and the Model T lost the race and won the country - AOL
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1467+ words) The ferry broke down at exactly the wrong moment for everyone except Henry Ford. On June 8, 1909, two stripped-down Ford Model Ts rolled onto a little wooden ferry at Glasgow, Mo. , and crossed the Missouri River. The cars were filthy, the…...
America at 250: An Age of Innovation
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (1264+ words) The way we build things, the way we travel, the way we protect ourselves, the way we are able to save and extend lives and the way we explore could not have happened without the efforts of some of the…...
An age of innovation in the US
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1264+ words) The way we build things, the way we travel, the way we protect ourselves, the way we are able to save and extend lives and the way we explore could not have happened without the efforts of some of the…...
Watch as historic Dakota soars over Shropshire for Armed Forces Day celebrations
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (150+ words) Salopians caught a glimpse of an historic war plane as it soared over Shropshire as part of Armed Forces Day celebrations. The C-47 Dakota could be seen in the Newport area, with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight aircraft flying past…...
Coventry city marks Armed Forces Day with parade and service
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (269+ words) Military personnel joined a parade through Coventry city centre to celebrate Armed Forces Day. A service was held in Holy Trinity Church before the parade into Broadgate, which included past and present members of the armed forces community and began…...
How Henry Ford and the Model T lost the race and won the country
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (1515+ words) The ferry broke down at exactly the wrong moment for everyone except Henry Ford. On June 8, 1909, two stripped-down Ford Model Ts rolled onto a little wooden ferry at Glasgow, Mo. , and crossed the Missouri River. The cars were filthy, the…...
Need a municipal cemetery? Neenah and Menasha offer local options
1+ week, 6+ day ago (109+ words) The Post-Crescent Need a municipal cemetery? Neenah and Menasha offer local options Reader question: Are there any municipal cemeteries in the Fox Cities, or are they all tied to a church or religion? Answer: The City of Neenah owns and…...
Did Carencro's name originate from a legend about an extinct animal's carcass? Here's the story.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (735+ words) In 1802, Spanish commandant Martin Duralde shared the story of a dead elephant carcass swarmed by vultures in southwest Louisiana with Indian agent John Sibley, who passed it on to the American Philosophical Society. The society published the story in 1809 and…...
Fairview Cemetery in Nacogdoches marks 84th annual homecoming celebration
3+ week, 3+ day ago (607+ words) NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - A cemetery east of Nacogdoches with roots stretching back to the mid-1800s brought generations of East Texas families together Sunday for its 84th annual homecoming celebration. Fairview Cemetery, located along State Highway 21 behind Fairview Methodist Church, has been a…...
A tall tale about a deadly rat attack atop Pikes Peak spread around the world in 1876
3+ week, 6+ day ago (383+ words) The sensational story made its way from Colorado Springs to Pueblo, where the daily Pueblo Chieftain published the first account May 27, 1876. "ATTACKED BY RATS," read the headline. The Rocky Mountain News, which picked up the story in Denver the next…...