Archive for March 24th, 2013
24
Mar
FIRST AUTOMOBILE SOLD ON THIS DAY IN 1898
From Scientific American Magazine, 1898
The Winton automobile
The Winton Motor Carriage Company was one of the first American companies to
sell a motor car. On March 24, 1898, 70 year old Robert Allison of Port Carbon, Pennsylvania became the first person to buy a Winton after seeing the first ad for
a automobile in Scientific American magazine. The company later bought the car
back and donated it to the Smithsonian Museum in 1929.
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24
Mar
ESCAPE ARTIST BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1874
Harry Houdini (Erik Weisz) (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926)
Houdini performing his "Chinese Water Torture Cell" trick
Portland appearance in 1915
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