The SS Andrea Doria, seen at home in port, was the last major transatlantic
passenger vessel to sink before the airplane became the preferred mode of
travel.

The first production Corvette rolls off the small assembly line at Chevrolet Plant 35   
near Flint, Michigan on June 30, 1953. Assembly line worker Tony Kleiber (above)
had the honor of driving the first Corvette off the assembly line. It reportedly sold for
$3,250.

The Oregon Pony was the first steam engine to run on the Oregon Portage Railroad from 1862 to 1863 with freight and passenger service, on the southern bank of the Columbia River, between Bonneville and Cascade Locks. It was once located in front
of Union Station in Portland.

Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Percy Chrysler (above) after
re-organizing the  Maxwell Motor Company.  Chrysler arrived at the ailing
motor company in the early 1920s. He was hired to overhaul the company’s
troubled operations (after a similar rescue job at the Willys car company). In
late 1923 production of the Chalmers automobile was ended. In January 1924,
Walter Chrysler launched the well-received Chrysler automobile (below). The
Chrysler was a 6-cylinder automobile, designed to provide customers with an
advanced, well-engineered car, but at a more affordable price