The 1950s may be recalled for many now-quaint things, but it was also a decade with antecedents for our current technological pursuits. On this date in 1955, William G. Cobb of the General Motors Corporation demonstrated the world’s first solar-powered car. This vehicle didn’t take the world by storm because it was a model a mere 15 inches long. The first solar powered car that could actually be driven was unveiled in 1962; a 1912 Baker electric car was fitted with nearly 11,000 individual solar cells on the roof to power the vehicle. Now, more than 50 years on, a fully practical solar-powered car remains a goal, but manufacturing automobiles, mostly powered by internal combustion, is a nearly $110 billion a year business in the U.S. Profile America is in its 19th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
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If all I needed to do was show just how dumb a particular blogger is to “MUTE” them I would have done it a long time ago. WHODATHUNKIT? Don’t worry…..I misspelled that word on purpose….unlike some of our “friends” here on HiH…..ever heard of reading over your post before you hit “post comment”? Certainly even someone with limited academic prowess can understand this concept.
If I had only known earlier I could have saved the bloggers on HiH the headache of dealing with “you know who’s” rants and attacking other bloggers.
Wait, why is there no word from the other “news source” on the incident that closed the New Dixie Mart (aka Marathon) on Dabney Drive from lunch to around five in the evening yesterday? Why do they intentionally not report crimes that occur? Does anyone else see this as a problem? The hard working, tax paying people of this community have a right to know what goes on and what dangers they face in Henderson!
I agree JTF. Especially since the person stole something. I am surprised Decept not all over that. And it happended in Vance County.