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1908 New York to Paris Race
The 1908 New York to Paris Race was a bizarre car race with the drivers attempting to drive from New…
The 1910 London to Manchester air race
In 1910 there was an air race between an Englishman and a French man. Why? It was all because in 1…
The Air War in WW1
World War 1 happened just nine years after the Wright brothers flew the first powered aeroplane, h…
The story of Hunley, the first Submarine
This is an interesting story. It is about the first submarine that ever sank a ship. On February 17…
Why did the first horse drawn tram fail?
The first horse drawn tram ran along Victoria Street in London on rails. It was popular with its pas…
Where did Coca Cola come from?
It was invented by a morphine addict who was experimenting with various painkillers to help him live…