December 11, 1844: A day in history in need of revisiting Hartford, Connecticut, December 11, 1844. Crowds had gathered for a traveling “laughing gas” demonstration where nitrous oxide was used primarily for entertainment purposes. Dentist […]
On December 11, 1941, only four days after the United States formally entered World War II, the federal government enacted a policy that would immediately affect civilian life: the sale of spare tires for new […]
If you’ve been researching ways to “boost testosterone naturally,” you may have stumbled upon some information about the trace mineral boron. Some proponents claim that boron supplementation can increase testosterone levels, enhance muscle mass, improve […]
Would you spend $11,250 for an Advent calendar? “I accidentally spent $11,000 on an Advent calendar!” That’s how Singaporean influencer Grace Glazee opens a viral TikTok video unboxing Dior’s La Malle des Rêves. She adds […]
December 10’s forgotten lift-off A quiet gymnasium floor, a fragile skeletal helicopter frame, a student pilot pedaling furiously, then a brief hover above the ground. In a world of jets, rockets, and roaring engines, a […]
On December 10, 1915, the Ford Motor Company reached one of the most important production milestones in early automotive history: the completion of the 1,000,000th Model T. Introduced in 1908, the Model T had already […]
As we march toward Christmas, following the “pa-rum-pa-pum-pum” beat of commercialism to the schlocky versions of ‘Little Drummer Boy’ piped into shopping malls or blaring in public squares this time of year, here is something […]
1970s car culture moments you’ll never see again The late 1960s through 1970s defined an era of American automotive rebellion when Mustangs, Camaros, and Chargers ruled streets with raw horsepower. Underground street races erupted spontaneously […]
December 9: The night the sky caught fire over Pennsylvania On the evening of December 9, 1965, thousands of people across six U.S. states and Ontario, Canada reported a brilliant fireball streaking through the darkening […]
December 9, 1963, marked a turning point in American automotive history as the last U.S.-built Studebaker rolled off the assembly line at the company’s longtime manufacturing headquarters in South Bend, Indiana. The event symbolized the […]