1897 ⟶ First Electric Bicycle Production by Hosea Libbey
First electric bicycle produced by Hosea Libbey.
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🚲 First Electric Bicycle Production by Hosea Libbey
First electric bicycle produced by Hosea Libbey.⟶
TransportationElectric VehiclesTechnology History
United States✈️ Wright Brothers Achieve First Sustained Powered Flight
First sustained and controlled heavier-than-air powered flight achieved by an airplane flown at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina by Orville and Wilbur Wright. See Claims to the first powered flight.⟶
AviationFlightTransportation
United States✈️ First Aircraft Landing on a Ship
January 18: Eugene Burton Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania stationed in San Francisco harbor, marking the first time an aircraft lands on a ship.⟶
AviationNaval TechnologyMilitary TechnologyUnited States NavyTransportation
United States🚗 Lionel Introduces First Commercial Slot Cars
The first commercial slot cars or more accurately model electric racing cars operating under constant power were made by Lionel (USA) and appeared in their catalogues in 1912.⟶
ToysEntertainmentConsumerismElectric Vehicles
United States🚊 Articulated Trams Introduced in Boston
The first use of articulated trams by Boston Elevated Railway.⟶
TransportationUrban DevelopmentPublic TransitInfrastructure
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