1908: Ford Model T goes on sale
On 1st October 1908, the Ford Model T automobile is introduced to the American market.
Henry Ford and his engineers struggled for five years to produce a reliable, inexpensive car for the mass market. The fledgling automobile
company settled on a promising design with their 20th attempt; the car was christened the Model T after the 20th
letter in the alphabet. Affectionately known as the Tin Lizzy, the Model T revolutionised the automotive industry by providing a cheap, reliable car for the average American. The Ford Motor Company’s use of revolutionary mass-production methods such as the assembly line eventually enabled it to turn out a Model T every 24 seconds. By the time the Model T was discontinued in 1927, over 16 million of the automobiles had been sold.
2005
19 people are killed as three suicide bombers launch two separate attacks in two tourist areas on the Indonesian island of Bali.
1985
In England, police are faced with a second day of rioting in Toxteth, Liverpool and Peckham, London.
1975
Muhammad Ali retains the world heavyweight boxing championship after defeating Joe Frazier in “the thriller in Manila.”1971
Walt Disney World Resort opens in Florida, U.S.A.
1970
Millions of Egyptians line the streets of Cairo for the funeral of President Abdel Nasser.
1969
During testing in
France the supersonic airliner, Concorde 001, breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
1962
African American student
James Meredith attends the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, U.S.A. under armed guard. Meredith’s presence sparks a full-scale
riot in which two people are killed and hundreds injured.
1957
As the
Asian flu pandemic spreads across the world the British government provides a vaccine against the influenza free on the NHS to the public.
1949
Mao Zedong proclaims The People's Republic of
China. 1946
12 high-ranking Nazis, including Hermann Goering and
Joachim von Ribbentrop, are sentenced to death by the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg,
Germany. 1928
In Spain, military leader General Francisco Franco assumes the office of Head of State.
1918
The First World War: Arab forces under Emir Faisal - including British Army officer T. E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia, capture the Syrian capital Damascus from the Turks.
1890
In America, an
act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park in California.
