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Articles, for the purposes of organizing The Crittenden Automotive Library, are independent texts (multi-article texts can be found under Periodicals or Books) published in fixed form on a specific date.  Continually edited encyclopedic-type articles are found on their topic's page.  Articles can include audio, video, or images, but their placement in this section is based on having a text element.  They can be a variety of types - factual news articles, opinion and commentary (including reviews), press releases, or speech and press conference transcripts.

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Featured Articles

Historically Important

Note that many of these articles may have several updates, commentaries, or other articles related to the event.  Go to the Topic Pages related to the article's topic for links to more articles if they are available.

DateArticleAuthor
March 3, 1879THE WISCONSIN STEAM ROAD WAGON. (oldest article in The Crittenden Automotive Library)Milwaukee Sentinel
September 2, 1894CASIMIR-PERIER AT HOME (article except about steam stagecoaches being used to deliver goods from stores to customers)The New York Times
June 14, 1895Race of Carriages Without Horses.The New York Times
June 17, 1895WAGONS TO BE RUN BY GAS (Descriptions of very early automobiles)The New York Times
July 16, 1895PLOTTING AGAINST HORSES (Descriptions of very early automobiles)The New York Times
May 6, 1897TOPICS OF THE TIMES. excerpt: Automobile is a dreadful word, and the French ought to be ashamed of it, for to inconvenient length it adds an inadequacy of signification that amounts almost or quite to inaccuracy, and therefore it does not deserve a place in the most exact of modern languages.  However, the French, thanks to their magnificent roads, already have "automobiles" as an every-day, practical means of transportation, while our "horseless carriages" are little better than toys to excite curiosity.  Still, they ought to invent a better name.  A steamboat or a railway train is as "automobile" as are the new road wagons.The New York Times
March 7, 1900Motor Car Inventor Dead.: CANNSTADT, Würtemberg, March 6.—Herr [Gottleib] Daimler, the inventor of the motor car bearing his name, died here to-day.The New York Times
March 5, 1902NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB. (formation of the AAA)The New York Times
November 30, 1902Gasoline Motor's Fast Mile. (Barney Oldfield sets circle track record of 1:02)The New York Times
May 17, 1903NEW AUTOMOBILE LAW DIVIDES THE EXPERTS (Early drivers' licensing law)The New York Times
August 30, 1903Automobile Topics of Interest (first automobile to reach the Arctic Circle)The New York Times
August 27, 1905WOMAN AUTO DRIVER SCORES TWO VICTORIES (an early reference to women driving race cars)The New York Times
December 28, 1908General Motors Co. Starts Rumor AnewThe New York Times
February 8, 1909INDIANA'S AUTO SPEEDWAY (construction of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway)The New York Times
June 6, 1909The Automobile as a Civilizer.John North Willys
October 16, 1910History of Automobile Racing in AmericaFred J. Wagner
May 31, 1911Harroun Only One Sure of His Place (postrace from the Inaugural Indianapolis 500)Indianapolis News
August 4, 1915Rickenbacker in Elgin Races. (an early note on Eddie Rickenbacker's auto racing career, he would go on to become America's greatest WWI flying ace)The New York Times
December 5, 1915TWENTY CAR-PACKED YEARS. (An Early History of the Automobile)The New York Times
November 26, 1920GASTON CHEVROLET KILLED IN RACEThe New York Times
July 26, 1956"IDEA" CAR LOST ON ANDREA DORIAChrysler Corporation
August 21, 2001NASCAR Media Conference (regarding the death of Dale Earnhardt)Mike Helton
June 19, 2003NASCAR Media Conference (announcing the Nextel Cup)Tim Donahue
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Brian France
Bill France
April 15, 2005Last British volume car manufacturer closes downWikinews
July 8, 2005Thirteen people died in London bus bombingWikinews
October 8, 2005Robotic cars successfully complete 132-mile DARPA Grand Challenge raceWikinews
June 7, 2007Switzerland lifts ban on motor racingWikinews
June 13, 2007NASCAR's Earnhardt Jr Signs 5-year Contract with Hendrick MotorsportsWikinews
August 2, 2007Highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsesWikinews
January 5, 20082008 Dakar Rally cancelled over terrorist threatWikinews
August 28, 2008Phil Hill, first American to win the Formula One championship, dies at age 81Wikinews
December 5, 2008Solar car travels around the worldWikinews
December 20, 2008US government gives automakers $17.4 billion in bail-out loansWikinews
March 24, 2009World's cheapest car launched in India, will go on sale in AprilWikinews
April 1, 2009Southern California auto maker announces fully-electric sedanWikinews
May 1, 2009Chrysler files for bankruptcy, Fiat Group SpA to run companyWikinews
May 7, 2009Porsche and Volkswagen automakers agree to mergerWikinews
May 14, 2009U.S. automaker Chrysler wants to eliminate 789 dealershipsWikinews
May 15, 2009U.S. automaker GM plans to close 1,100 dealershipsWikinews
June 1, 2009U.S. manufacturer General Motors seeks bankruptcy protectionWikinews
February 23, 2010Toyota accused of misleading public over recallsWikinews
April 6, 2010Toyota fined $16 million by US government over recallsWikinews
July 27, 2010Chip Ganassi makes American motor sports historyWikinews
July 31, 2010US President Barack Obama test drives Chevy Volt in MichiganWikinews
January 26, 2011Toyota recalls 1.7m cars after new concernsWikinews
February 24, 2011Bahrain Grand Prix cancelled amid political turmoilWikinews
May 29, 2011Fiat plans to buy majority stake in ChryslerWikinews


Funny & Weird

DateArticleAuthor
April 18, 1905MRS. COATS PRISONER IN CRAZY AUTOMOBILEThe New York Times
June 4, 1914SECT BANS AUTOMOBILE. (German Baptists Ban Automobiles for Members--at a meeting with 956 cars in the parking area)The New York Times
March 29, 2005Lorry drops thirteen tonnes of fish in British townWikinews
May 6, 2005Pope Benedict's Car Fetches More Than $244,000 in Online AuctionVoice of America
June 17, 2005British motorists showered with cash on motorwayWikinews
June 19, 2005Michelin's tyre mistake sends US Formula One Grand Prix into farceWikinews
August 3, 2005Speeding ticket paid with 12,000 penniesWikinews
August 11, 2005Truck carrying explosives crashes, explodes in UtahWikinews
August 18, 2005Iraqi gasoline is the cheapest in the world at $.05 per gallonWikinews
January 11, 2006Seven-year old Tennessee boy chased by policeWikinews
January 19, 2006Dog falls on car and kills driver in MichiganWikinews
February 14, 2006Police embarrassed after car stolen from stationWikinews
March 13, 2006Chicago requires blind students to take driver's educationWikinews
May 16, 2006Australian man caught driving with no licence twice in one dayWikinews
May 20, 2006Sydney off-ramp to charge $1.20 for 200m driveWikinews
June 12, 200610-year-old child takes grandmother's car for 85 Km driveWikinews
June 26, 2006Australian man arrested after dragging dead possum behind carWikinews
June 27, 2006Drunk woman hits police car in SydneyWikinews
July 3, 2006Teenager faces murder charges after throwing a brick at motorwayWikinews
July 8, 2006Funeral hearse caught speeding in IrelandWikinews
August 4, 2006Car crash enrages beesWikinews
August 29, 2006U.S. commuter blows up section of Washington D.C. BridgeWikinews
September 9, 2006Truck crashes through downtown Toronto sink holeWikinews
April 9, 2007New York couple taking taxi to ArizonaWikinews
May 22, 2007California senator opposed to cell-phones involved in cell-phone related crashWikinews
June 21, 2007Transit chief apologises to girls kicked off bus for kissingWikinews
August 4, 2007Südafrikanische Polizei stoppt Taxi mit 23 Ziegen (South African Police stop Taxi with 23 Goats) Wikinews
August 13, 2007Verkehrsunfall: 300 Hühner verendet (Truck Crash: 300 Chickens Escape) Wikinews
August 16, 2007Zimbabwe man steals bus for transport to pick up driving licenceWikinews
August 24, 2007British driver admits driving at 172 mphWikinews
September 3, 2007Toads cause traffic jam on British Columbia highwayWikinews
September 10, 2007Over 30 killed in Mexico dynamite truck explosionWikinews
October 31, 2007Britain's top traffic cop faces driving banWikinews
January 17, 2008Four paparazzi members arrested after chasing Britney Spears' carWikinews
May 8, 2008Angry driver takes out cyclist packWikinews
July 1, 2008Truck carrying 12 million bees overturns in New BrunswickWikinews
July 23, 2008Rhode Island man arrested with record blood-alcohol readingWikinews
September 18, 2008Man pulls a 126,292-pound truck over 137 feet, sets world recordWikinews
October 23, 2008Australian police commander caught speeding at 175 kphWikinews
December 3, 2008Car accident was an act of God, says driverWikinews
December 5, 2008University's lion mascot out like a lamb after DUIWikinews
January 8, 2009Princess Beatrice's unlocked BMW stolenWikinews
February 15, 2009Woman with world's longest fingernails loses them in car crashWikinews
February 19, 2009Ireland's most-wanted traffic offender unmaskedWikinews
March 14, 2009Heckenschütze bedroht Hessische Neuwagentransporte (Sniper Attacks New Cars on Transporters) Wikinews
September 6, 2009Corks fly in wine truck fire in Wyoming, USWikinews
September 17, 2009Driver fined after following sat-nav to edge of cliff in West Yorkshire, EnglandWikinews
November 6, 2009Stolen minibus recovered 35 years after theftWikinews
November 18, 2009Illinois tollway worker jailed for stealing finesWikinews
January 7, 2010Swiss millionaire gets record speeding fineWikinews
January 9, 2010Uleteo vozilom u restoran pa naručio doručak (91-year old driver crashes through restaurant window, then orders breakfast) Викивести
January 15, 2010Eleven year-old driver kills family in collisionWikinews
January 25, 2010Man caught driving 111 kph over limit in AustraliaWikinews
March 13, 2010Agency: New York City taxi cab drivers overcharged riders by $8.3 millionWikinews
April 11, 2010Australian Muslim killed by her hijab in go-carting accidentWikinews
June 7, 2010San Francisco hit-and-run suspect caught after lyingWikinews
August 7, 2010Welsh policemen smash 70-year-old's SUV windowsWikinews
October 27, 2010Rollstuhlfahrer wird zum Geisterfahrer (87-year old in a wheelchair drives it onto the autobahn...in the wrong direction) Wikinews
November 10, 2010Czech Republic Minister of Transport banned from drivingWikinews
December 4, 2010„Wetten dass..?“ abgebrochen: Kandidat springt in fahrendes Auto (Someone gets hurt jumping over cars on German television) Wikinews
May 25, 2011Accident Turns New Zealand Truck Driver into Human BalloonVOA Breaking News
October 22, 2011Chinese girl who was hit and run by two drivers, ignored by eighteen people, diesWikinews
December 3, 2011'Have them all shot': BBC gets 21,000+ complaints over Jeremy Clarkson's public sector striker commentsWikinews
April 23, 2012Texas 'roadeo' lets school bus drivers show their mettleWikinews
July 2, 2012Autofahrer rast in Polizeigebäude (driver rams police station) Wikinews
July 17, 201242 years later, Texas man locates stolen carWikinews






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