The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan, is a former factory where the Ford Motor Company first produced the Model T, the car credited with initiating the mass use of automobiles in the United States. Built in 1904, it was the company's second production center, after the Mack Avenue Plant. Early experiments using a moving assembly line to make cars were also conducted at the Piquette Avenue Plant, and it was the first factory where more than 100 cars were assembled in one day. Ford used the factory until its production lines were transferred in 1910 to the Highland Park Plant. Studebaker bought the factory in 1911, using it to assemble cars until 1933. The building was sold in 1936, and passed through a series of owners before becoming a museum in 2001; its exhibits primarily focus on the beginning of the American automotive industry. The Piquette Avenue Plant was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1755:
After a two-week siege, the French commander of Fort Beauséjour surrendered to the British, marking the end of Father Le Loutre's War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Beaus%C3%A9jour
1883:
More than 180 out of 1,100 children died in the Victoria Hall stampede in Sunderland, England, when they ran down the stairs to collect gifts after a variety show. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Hall_stampede
1904:
Irish author James Joyce began his relationship with Nora Barnacle, and subsequently used the date to set the actions for his 1922 novel Ulysses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Joyce
1960:
The thriller/horror film Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on a novel of the same name by Robert Bloch, was released. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)
2012:
Liu Yang became the first Chinese woman in space, as a member of the Shenzhou 9 crew. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Yang_(astronaut)
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winsome:
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___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
Nothing is accidental in the universe — this is one of my Laws of Physics — except the entire universe itself, which is Pure Accident, pure divinity. --Joyce Carol Oates https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joyce_Carol_Oates