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Bertha Benz and the First Road Trip Leah Franqui's novel, America for Beginners , centers on three people of diverse backgrounds making a road trip together across the United States. The term "road trip" conjures up a lengthy car journey across many miles, generally with a vague itinerary and unplanned stops as the travelers find places of ...
Dec 18, 2014 · Bertha Ringer and Carl Benz were married in 1872. Bertha Benz played a decisive role in the later success of the fledgling company. She undertook the world’s first long-distance car journey, and is acknowledged as the first lady motorist in history. Carl and Bertha Benz had five children. At first business was very poor for Carl Benz.
May 1, 2015 · Bertha Benz changed automotive history by packing her two teenage sons into a car and driving to her mother’s house. It doesn’t exactly sound impressive, but the year was 1888. A 65-mile road ...
Mar 8, 2021 · Mercedes-Benz has told Bertha’s daring story twice via YouTube, the first time in 2018 in a video depicting Bertha making the trip alone (below), and again in 2019. Denied a higher education but still savvy and determined enough to leave her mark on the automotive industry and the world, Bertha Benz was proclaimed an “honorary senator” by ...
Oct 16, 2023 · Josephine Benz (mother-in-law) Bertha Benz (, née Cäcilie Bertha Ringer; 3 May 1849 – 5 May 1944) was a German automotive pioneer and inventor. She was the business partner and wife of automobile inventor Karl Benz. On 5 August 1888, she was the first person to drive an automobile over a long distance, field testing the patent Motorwagen ...
Ken Duken is the third child of film and stage actress Christina Loeb; his father is a doctor. Duken never attended a drama school but took courses in drama, including under James Reynold. The actor initially played various theatre roles, including in such plays as Der Besuch der alten Dame (The visit of the old lady), Das Haus in Montevideo ...
Feb 28, 2018 · One morning, Benz’s wife Bertha decided to take the car on its first extended road trip. With her two sons, she pushed the car out of the garage, until it was far enough from the house that they ...
