Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
Carl J.E. Eliason, from Sayner, Wisconsin, was awarded his patent for the 'motor toboggan,' the world's first motorized snow vehicle.
The first Laurel and Hardy movie, 'The Second Hundred Years,' was released in the United States.
'The Jazz Singer' was released. It was the first motion picture with pre-recorded dialogue, revolutionizing the movie industry.
Gutzon Borglum began sculpting Mount Rushmore.
Pirate alcohol smuggler Horace Alderman killed three people, including a coast guardsman and secret service agent.
The first flight from the West Coast to Hawaii was made by the US Army aircraft, The Bird of Paradise.
The last Ford Model T motor car was ceremoniously rolled off the assembly line.
In the Spirit of St Louis, Aviator Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris after the first-ever solo air crossing of Atlantic.
The Chinese Theater opened in Hollywood, California, built in an Exotic Revival style architecture.
The Sunbeam 1000 HP broke the land speed record at the Daytona Beach race track in Florida.
The silent movie 'IT,' directed by Clarence G. Badger and Josef von Sternberg, was released in the US.
The first telephone call was made across the Atlantic – from London to New York.
