Monday, April 4, 2022

Myron "Mikey" Selik--Junior Purple Gang Alumnus

›
Myron "Mikey" Selik and Harry "H.F." Fleisher in Jackson Prison. Myron "Mikey" Selik was born November 16, 191...
Saturday, March 19, 2022

Early Detroit River Speedboat Racing History

›
The Gold Cup--officially known as the American Power Boat Association (APBA) Challenge Cup--is the oldest continually-awarded trophy in all ...
1 comment:
Friday, March 11, 2022

The Ford V-8 Gives G-Men Run For Their Money

›
Henry Ford with his Miracle V-8 Engine--1932 Midway through the 1927 Model T year, Henry Ford announced he was shutting down operations in 2...
Saturday, February 26, 2022

The Ukrainian Holodomor (Hunger-Extermination) of 1932-1933

›
Chicago American - Monday, February 25th, 1934 Not widely known by many Americans, the Holodomor was the premeditated mass starvation...
2 comments:
Thursday, February 24, 2022

Ford Model A Replaces Tin Lizzie

›
Henry Ford posing with a Model T From the mid 1910s through the early 1920s, the Ford Model T dominated the American car market. As the hist...
Tuesday, February 15, 2022

General Motors' Rocky Start

›
William C. Durant In 1904, William C. "Billy" Durant, owner of America's largest horse-drawn wagon manufacturer Durant-Dort Ca...
1 comment:
Saturday, January 22, 2022

Henry Ford II vs. Harry Bennett and Lee Iacocca

›
Ford World Headquarters [the Glasshouse] in Dearborn, Michigan. After Ford Motor Company (FoMoCo) president Edsel Ford died at the age of fo...
5 comments: