The idea for the Statue of Liberty was conceived in 1865, when the French historian and abolitionist Édouard de Laboulaye proposed a monument to commemorate the upcoming centennial of U.S. independence (1876), the perseverance of American democracy and the liberation of the nation’s slaves. The Franco-Prussian War delayed progress until 1875, when Laboulaye proposed that the people of France finance the…
Frank Charles Clement (15 June 1886 – 15 February 1970) was a British racing driver who, along with Canadian John Duff, won the 1924 24 Hours of Le Mans. One of the “Bentley Boys”, Clement was recruited by W.O. Bentley as a test driver for Bentley Motors. He was chosen by the company to…
143 years ago, this patent did the most to enable human mobility. On the 29th of January 1886 Karl Benz patented the first gasoline / petrol car. This started a mobility revolution with the first personal vehicles. Karl Benz went on to build one of the largest and prolific and well-known car companies that…