THE LAND ROVER DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1948

In our courtesy car – visit the British Motor Museum at Gaydon

The Land Rover, a British-made all-terrain vehicle that will soon
earn a reputation for its use in exotic locales, debuted at an auto
show in Amsterdam on April 30, 1948.

The first Land Rover, known as the Series 1, was the brainchild
of Maurice Wilks, the head designer for the British car company
Rover, of which his brother Spencer Wilks was the managing
director.

Maurice Wilks - Wikicars
Maurice Fernand Cary Wilks
(19 August 1904 – 8 September 1963)

Land Rover history and evolution / 1948 - 2020 / King of the rough roads - YouTube

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DICTATOR EXTERMINATES HIMSELF IN 1945

On April 30, 1945, holed up in a bunker under his headquarters
in Berlin,
Adolf Hitler committed suicide by swallowing a cyanide
capsule and shooting himself in the head. Soon after, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied forces, ending Hitler’s
dreams of a “1,000-year” Reich. He was 56. 

Adolf Hitler's address book discovered in personal collection belonging housekeeper | Daily Mail ...
Adolf Hitler (1889 – 1945)

eva braun hitler
Hitler with his long-term mistress, Eva Braun (33). The two
were married the day before his death.

World War II photo
July 1947 photo of the rear entrance to the Führerbunker in the
garden of the Reich Chancellery.



The taboo story of Nazi's Germany mass suicide wave – DW – 07/04/2019

      

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THE LAST OLDS CAME OF THE LINE IN 2004

On This Day, April 29th

On April 29, 2004, the last Oldsmobile came off the assembly
line
at the Lansing Car Assembly plant in Michigan, signaling
the end of the 106-year-old automotive brand, America’s oldest.

Factory workers signed the last Oldsmobile, an Alero sedan,
before the vehicle was moved to Lansing’s R.E. Olds Museum
where it went on display.

The last 500 Aleros ever manufactured featured “Final 500″
emblems and were painted dark metallic cherry red.

Last Oldsmobile the Oldest Automotive Brand Name in U.S. Rolls Off Lansing Assembly Line

Historia de la Calidad timeline | Timetoast timelines
Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950)

R.E. Olds Transportation Museum, Lansing, Michigan | Flickr

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MEMORIAL OPENED ON THIS DAY IN 2004

Visiting the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C.

Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington DC Editorial Stock Image - Image of columbia, historical: 17596569

On April 29, 2004, the World War II Memorial opened in
Washington, D.C. to thousands of visitors, providing
overdue recognition for the 16 million U.S. men and
women who served in the war. The memorial is located
on 7.4 acres on the former site of the Rainbow Pool at
the National Mall between the
Washington Monument
and the
Lincoln Memorial. The Capitol dome is seen to
the east, and Arlington Cemetery is just across the
Potomac River to the west.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

September 12, 1962 - Kennedy's "We Go to the Moon" Speech

Sandy Kozel - Freelance radio news anchor - WTOP News | LinkedIn  Associated Press Teletype Machine Photograph by Mark Williamson
SANDY KOZEL

Jerry Seinfeld (@jerry_seinfeld) | Twitter

Kesha: Jerry Seinfeld no-hug "saddest moment of my life"
Jerome Allen Seinfeld

Stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer is 70
today. Comedy Central named him the 12th-greatest
stand-up comedian of all time.            

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