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Today in HistoryThis day in history:
- 1299 – According to Edward Gibbon, Osman I invades the territory of Nicomedia for the first time, usually considered to be the founding day of the Ottoman state.
- 1857 – Indian Rebellion: Sixty-eight men hold out for eight days against a force of 2,500 to 3,000 mutinying sepoys and 8,000 irregular forces.
- 1919 – The Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries over a five-day period.
- 1995 – The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
Births:
- 1967 – Craig Wolanin, American ice hockey player
- 1955 – Cat Bauer, American journalist, author, and playwright
- 1893 – Ugo Agostoni, Italian cyclist (died 1941)
Deaths:
- 1948 – Joe Tinker, American baseball player and manager (born 1880)
- 1916 – Charles Fryatt, English captain (born 1872)
- 2014 – Paul Schell, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Seattle (born 1937)
Holidays:
- Iglesia ni Cristo Day (the Philippines)
- Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (North Korea)
- José Celso Barbosa Day (Puerto Rico)
Random Article of the day:
The Meyers Manx dune buggy is a small, two-passenger, recreational kit car designed and marketed by California engineer, artist, boat builder and surfer Bruce F. Meyers and manufactured by his Fountain Valley, California company, B. F. Meyers & Co. from 1964 to 1971.
The roofless, windowless, fenderless, high-hipped and high-tailed fiberglass body was designed to work with the mechanicals and chassis of a Volkswagen Beetle, exposing the engine and taking advantage of the Beetle's light weight, rear-engine traction, removable bodywork and suitability to off- and on-road driving.
Drawing on his art background, Meyers would later say he combined the Volkswagen Schwimmwagen’s high fenders and short wheelbase, the Volkswagen Kubelwagen's stand-up headlamps and the chic, open simplicity of European beach cars — e.g., the Fiat 500 Jolly, Citroën Méhari, Renault Rodeo and BMC Mini Moke.
The Manx immediately began dominating dune racing and breaking records and was eventually also released in on-road models. The original company would succumb to tax problems after Meyers's departure, and was re-founded in 2000 as Meyers Manx, Inc., marketing new kits inspired by the original Manx.
In 2024, Meyer's original Manx prototype was inducted into the National Historic Vehicle Register, for its association with American historic events and figures, and its design and construction importance. Meyers himself died on February 19, 2021 at 94.
The Manx nameplate and logo derived from the cat, sharing the cat's high-tailed, stubby profile.
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