In a year that would revolutionize transportation, Henry Ford’s introduced his first Model T and the Wright Brothers’ made their first public flight to demonstrate the airplane they’d invented several years earlier. In Europe, Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina, now seen as a prelude to World War I. In America, Sears started selling "kit" homes through its mail-order catalog, starting for $650. And the charismatic outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid reportedly met their end in Bolivia—although not everyone believed it.
A colorful sunset overlooks the Colorado River deep in the Grand Canyon.
A wooden plaque with the seal of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is displayed against a backdrop of wooden paneling.
The Ford Model T was introduced by Henry Ford in 1908, and made by the Ford Motor Company in Detroit. By means of true mass production, this car was affordable for far more people than ever before. By 1913 motorised production lines were in use, enabling the Model T to be made in such quantities that, in 1915, a tourer cost half the price it was when first introduced. The new production methods were so speedy that only one paint, japan black enamel, would dry fast enough to prevent problems, hence the remark attributed to Ford that “customers can have any color they want so long as it’s black.” The Model T was hugely popular, and by the time it was phased out in 1927 over sixteen million vehicles had been made.
American boxer Jack Johnson
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