The license number was A III 118. In an amazing coincidence. Armistice Day for WWI would happen on November 11, 1918... A 11/11/1918. Read more about the car from @SmithsonianMag at https://t.co/exulbFwX1T. ##OTD#franzferdinand#sophiechotek
HistoryFaces [https://t.co/uA3WUtPCJL] remembers the birth of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, 12/18/1863. His assassination triggered the events that began WWI. But, there is a love story before the death scene. #OTD#franzferdinand#sophiechotek
has circulated for years. It tells of a series of tragic events that befell one owner after another. Though the rumor has been debunked, the car has one eerie characteristic. Look at the license plate. #OTD#franzferdinand#sophiechotek
Howard Hughes (HF Series 3) piloted Orville Wright’s last airplane flight. The front page including the article about the event and a clipping are attached. #OTD#wrightbrothers
HistoryFaces [https://t.co/uA3WUtPCJL] remembers 12/17/1903, when Orville Wright (HF Series 1) piloted the 1st successful flight. In the attached photo, Wilbur is beside the plane. But do you really know which Wright is which? Which brother had the mustache? #OTD#wrightbrothers
Here’s a slightly different question. Orville was the last brother to fly in a plane. It happened in 1944. Who was the pilot of that Lockheed Constellation that came to Wright field? #OTD#wrightbrothers