Josef Ludwig Franz Ressel was born on June 29th, 1793 in the Bohemian town of Chundrum. His mother was Marija Ana Konvichkova, a Czech, and his father Anton Hermann Ressel, a German. He came from a poor family that couldn’t…
Transportation
Keeping history relevant: Some thoughts for prospective contributors
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January 11th, 2012 marked the 77th anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s flight from Honolulu to Oakland, the first flight across the Pacific made by a woman. This and other “firsts” by Earhart, more than her disappearance in 1937, make hers a…