August 22 in American History
Theodore Roosevelt toured Hartford, Connecticut in a purple-lined Columbia Electric — the first U.S. president to ride publicly in an automobile. A Secret Service man pedaled behind on a bicycle. Twenty years later the horse era was over. Change comes fast when it comes.
In 1902: a president rides in an automobile. Theodore Roosevelt toured Hartford, Connecticut in a purple-lined Columbia Electric — the first U.S.
Theodore Roosevelt toured Hartford, Connecticut in a purple-lined Columbia Electric — the first U.S. president to ride publicly in an automobile. A Secret Service man pedaled behind on a bicycle. Twenty years later the horse era was over. Change comes fast when it comes.
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