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The first automobile in Japan, a French Panhard-Levassor, in 1898. Fiat 4 HP, the first car model produced by Italian manufacturer Fiat in 1899. The American George B. Selden filed for a patent on 8 May 1879. His application included the engine and its use in a four-wheeled car.
This is a chronological index for the start year for motor vehicle brands (up to 1969). For manufacturers that went on to produce many models, it represents the start date of the whole brand; for the others, it usually represents the date of appearance of the main (perhaps only) model that was produced.
William Shakespeare ( c. 23 [ a] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [ b] was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. [ 4][ 5][ 6] He is often called England's national poet and the " Bard of Avon " (or simply "the Bard").
1912: The first commercial slot cars or more accurately model electric racing cars operating under constant power were made by Lionel (USA) and appeared in their catalogues in 1912. 1912: The first use of articulated trams by Boston Elevated Railway. 1913: The Bergius process is developed by Friedrich Bergius.
B. Band of brothers. Be all my sins remember'd (quote) Beast with two backs. Between you and I. Brave new world. Brevity is the soul of wit. By the pricking of my thumbs.
Shakespeare's plays continued to be staged after his death until the Interregnum (1649–1660), when all public stage performances were banned by the Puritan rulers. After the English Restoration , Shakespeare's plays were performed in playhouses with elaborate scenery and staged with music, dancing, thunder, lightning, wave machines, and ...
Electric cars, which were invented early in the history of the car, became commercially available in the 2000s and are predicted to cost less to buy than petrol-driven cars before 2025. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The transition from fossil fuel-powered cars to electric cars features prominently in most climate change mitigation scenarios , [ 15 ] such as ...
They were first invented in the early 1800s, and became a viable option of transportation around 1890, when William Morrison created the first electric car that traveled 14 miles per hour. The electric cars offered low pollution and a soundless ride, unlike their gasoline counterparts. The greatest downside of electric cars was the range.