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Feb 26, 2007

New Timeline

For easy reference here are the topics I've covered up to 2/26/2007 in a chronological format.

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Late 20th Century

Trucks, 1970 to present

GPS Technology

Apollo 13

Apollo 11

Mag-lev

Mid 20th Century

Trucks, 1920-1970

Super Sonic Travel

Interstate Highways

Early 20th Century

The Model T Ford

Henry Ford's Assembly Line

Henry Ford, an Overview

Amelia Earhart (part 2)

Amelia Earhart (part 1)

Charles Lindbergh

The Sopwith Camel

Hugo Junkers and the J 1

Louis Bleriot

The Wright Brothers

Late 19th Century

Nickolaus Otto (internal combustion)

Sled Dogs in the Yukon

Transcontinental RR and Suez Canal

Otto Lilienthal (first practical hang glider)

Velocipede?

Clipper Ships

Mid 19th Century

Tyres

The Secret of Rubber (Goodyear)

Early 19th Century

Replaceable Parts

Transatlantic Steam

Steamboat and Steamship Firsts

Sir George Cayley

The Old John Bull

West Point Foundry

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Late 18th Century

Captain James Cook Early Life

The Steam Engine

16th Century

Magellan's Voyage

Ferdinand Magellan

Magellan's Death

15th Century

The Tomato:a world traveler (OK, maybe tomatoes in transportation history is a bit of a stretch, and maybe this isn't the perfect date to put them, but it's a fun article)

Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo's Flying Machines

Leonardo and the Parachute

The Caravel

Dark Ages

Christening Boats

Mules

Lief Ericson

Eric the Red

Arabian Horses

Vikings, Longboats, and Navigation

Viking Voyages

Viking Longboats

Building a Longboat

Pre-Historic and Ancient

Building a Roman Road

Dugout Canoes

The Evolution of the Wheel

The Coracle

Roman Roads

The Evolution of the Wheel

The Wheel

The Silk Road

So many great topics not covered, and so little time . . . They've opened the site for contributing writers, so if you are an expert on, or interested enough to research and write about, something in Transportation History click the "freelance writers wanted" button at the top of the screen. Only quality work, please, not that I don't write an ocassional boring or poorly constructed article just letting you know if you want to help out it is hard work requiring 4 or 5 proofreads and fact checks before getting anything worth posting.