links for 2009-08-17
On 17 August 02009 with 2 comments
The plant where Mario, Tetris, Sonic, and Pong parts are fabricated, with the conceit being that the components aren't made of pixels, but are physical realities.
"SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 24, 1895—A horseless carriage—called so because it has power of locomotion independent of horse or any other beast—is to be seen almost any day in Springfield's streets. That is the practicable and serviceable is shown by the fact that it has made long trips from one city to another. It is the invention of C.E. and J.F. Duryea." The first article mentioning automobiles in the New York Times archives.
This 1899 article is the earliest instance of death-by-automobile that I can find in the New York Times article. I'd expected something a bit more sensational.
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