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Bertha Benz: Automotive Pioneer

Bertha Benz: Automotive Pioneer

Bertha Benz was the first documented woman driver and the first woman we would describe today as an automotive marketing pro or influencer. Her pioneering and headline-making 130-mile round-trip drive in 1888 between home and her mother’s house was a media sensation and helped her husband’s motorized contraption become popular. It was a road trip
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Free Admission to National Parks  in 2022

Free Admission to National Parks in 2022

There will be six FREE admission days to national parks, monuments and historic sites in 2021. The fee-free days continue a tradition of FREE admission days to increase access, promote recreational opportunities, improve visitor facilities and conserve natural and historical treasures in national parks,  for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people. There are
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Windshield Wipers and Winter Driving Safety

Windshield Wipers and Winter Driving Safety

The first ever National Check Your Wipers Day is Nov. 16, and a good reminder to check your windshield wipers to ensure the best visibility during holiday road trips and winter snow and sleet. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 24% of accidents are weather-related.  Some of those accidents, for sure, were caused by
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Hispanic Heritage Month at National Parks

Hispanic Heritage Month at National Parks

During Hispanic Heritage Month, or any time, you can discover the rich and historic connection between national parks and historic sites and Hispanic/Latinx heritage. And there’s always the opportunity to take a hike, watch wildlife, enjoy a picture perfect sunset, learn about the intersection of national parks, conservation and recreation with Park Rangers.

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National Park Service Underground Railroad Sites

National Park Service Underground Railroad Sites

The National Park Service has added more than a dozen new sites across the USA into the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The new listings join nearly 700 other sites, programs, and facilities in the network which honor, preserve, and promote the history of resistance to enslavement through escape and flight.

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Presidential Inaugural Museum Exhibits Online & Free

Presidential Inaugural Museum Exhibits Online & Free

Visit these museum exhibits about presidential inaugurations online, including First Ladies gowns, presidential portraits, original handwritten inauguration speeches, and a recreation of the Oval Office.

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Free Admission to National Parks  in 2021

Free Admission to National Parks in 2021

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National Parks FREE Admission on August 5

National Parks FREE Admission on August 5

In celebration of the signing the Great American Outdoors Act, admission to  national parks and public lands is FREE on August 5, 2020. In addition, August 4th is being designated as  the “Great American Outdoors Day.” In future years, every August 4 will be a free entrance day to celebrate the signing of this landmark
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BMW Builds Five Millionth Car in USA

BMW Builds Five Millionth Car in USA

BMW has just produced its five millionth vehicle in the USA, in its sprawling factory in Spartanburg, North Carolina, which produces some half-million vehicles a year, mostly for sale in the USA, but also for export, including to Germany, where BMW is based. Car number five million is a Toronto Red Metallic BMW X5 M
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Dangers of Driving on Worn Tires

Dangers of Driving on Worn Tires

Bad weather can spell disaster if you are driving on tires with worn out treads. New research from AAA reveals the dangers of driving on worn tires. Driving on relatively worn tires at highway speeds in wet conditions can increase average stopping distances by a staggering 43 percent, or an additional 87 feet – that’s
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