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📅 Sep 16, 1908
General Motors Is Founded by William Durant in Flint
On September 16, 1908, William Durant incorporated General Motors in Flint, Michigan, beginning the consolidation of the American car industry.
🔖Automobiles
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📅 Sep 27, 1908
The First Ford Model T Is Built at the Piquette Plant
On September 27, 1908, Ford built the first Model T at its Piquette plant in Detroit, beginning the age of the cheap car.
🔖Automobiles
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📅 Sep 24, 1948
Soichiro Honda Founds the Honda Motor Company
On September 24, 1948, Soichiro Honda founded the Honda Motor Company in Japan with 34 workers and a bicycle engine.
⛳Japan
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📅 Sep 3, 1967
Sweden Switches to Driving on the Right
On September 3, 1967, Sweden switched to right-hand traffic in one morning, moving 360,000 road signs in what is still called Dagen H.
⛳Sweden
📖Society
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📅 Sep 5, 1980
The Gotthard Road Tunnel Opens Through the Swiss Alps
On September 5, 1980, Switzerland opened the 16.9 km Gotthard Road Tunnel, then the longest road tunnel in the world.
⛳Switzerland
🔖Automobiles