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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.
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"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.
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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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I believe that the commonly accepted first auto death was Mary Ward:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ward_%28scientist%29
(Although, it was in Ireland with a steam-powered car, so maybe that doesn’t count.)
At the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in Ruckersville (where they perform all of those crash-tests) they had (maybe still have) two wrecked cars on display in their lobby. They’re the first instance of two cars, both with air-bags, colliding with each other. Everybody walked away after the accident.