John Bull Takes Its First Ride
On September 15, 1831, the John Bull steam locomotive made its inaugural trip on New Jersey’s first railroad.
On September 15, 1831, the John Bull steam locomotive made its inaugural trip on New Jersey’s first railroad.
More than 70 years after one of the world’s most famous ships tragically sank, it was discovered largely intact on the ocean floor on September 1, 1985.
Touring New England on August 22, 1902, Theodore Roosevelt became the first sitting President to publicly ride in an automobile.
After a decade of construction, the Panama Canal opened to traffic on August 15, 1914.