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Phil Vincent
1908Mar, 14

Phil Vincent

Philip Conrad Vincent, English engineer and businessman, founded Vincent Motorcycles (d. 1979)
Philip Conrad Vincent (14 March 1908 – 27 March 1979) was a British motorcycle designer and manufacturer. Founder of Vincent Motorcycles, his designs influenced the development of motorcycles around the world.

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    Orville Wright

    The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
  • 27Sep

    Ford Piquette Avenue Plant

    The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
  • 1Oct

    Ford Model T

    Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825.
  • 6Oct

    Bosnian crisis

    Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina, sparking a crisis.
  • 14Oct

    Detroit Tigers

    The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, clinching the World Series; this would be their last until clinching the 2016 World Series.