In the 1950s, cars were often equipped with curb feelers. They acted as "whiskers"
to alert drivers when they are at the right distance from the curb while parking to
avoid damaging the wheels or hubcaps. Curb feelers are still used today on some
hot rods when a 1950s look is wanted.
ED DANAHUE
It was on this day in 1975.
On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson (left) signed
into law the Social Security Act that established Medicare and
Medicaid. It went into effect the following year.
Wrecked warehouses and scattered debris after the explosion.
The Black Tom explosion on July 30, 1916, in Jersey City, New Jersey, was
an act of sabotage by German agents to destroy American-made munitions
that were to be supplied to the Allies in World War I. This incident, which
happened prior to American entry into the war, is also notable for causing
damage to the Statue of Liberty.
The Lehigh Valley pier after the blast.
The USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on
this day in 1945. The ship had just delivered key components of the
Hiroshima atomic bomb to the Pacific island of Tinian. Only 316 out
of 1,196 men aboard survived the attack.
The USS Indianapolis in San Diego Harbor prior to the attack.
Ford at age 25.
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947)
Founder of Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford, developed the assembly-
line process for mass production. One of his first cars was the Model T
(below).
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is 70 years old today.
Bodybuilder, actor, and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger served as the governor
of California from 2003 to 2011. His best known films include Conan the Barbarian
(1982) Predator (1987), The Terminator series (beginning in 1984), and Total Recall
(1990). He decided to pursue a career as a bodybuilder at age fourteen, despite demonstrating ability in football. He became the youngest person to win the Mr.
Universe contest when he was 20.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
Chinese army troops storm Tiananmen Square, this day in 1989.
The Battle of Midway began on this day in 1942. It was the first
major victory for America over Japan during World War II.
On this day in 1896, Henry Ford made a successful test drive of
his new car called the “Horseless Carriage” in Detroit, MI.
It was on this day in 1783.
Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier: inventors of the
first hot air balloons.
Bruce Springsteen released his "Born in the U.S.A." album on this
day in 1984.
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (“The Boss”)
will turn 68 on September 23.
(SUN) – A piece of movie history is going on sale, and vintage car fans
can snap it up for a bargain price.
The 1928 Renault Type NN Tourer that was seen in the 1988 blockbuster
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is due to be auctioned off on May 17
by Brightwells.
The car can be seen in the iconic film’s final sequence where Indy,
on horseback, is chased by a tank as Nazis try to beat him to the Holy
Grail (below).
The car saw a full interior restoration and engine rebuild, before
spending the last 25 years in the History on Wheels museum in
Windsor.
