The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
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10 February 1906
HMS Dreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships, is christened
7 April 1906
Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vesuvius’]
7 April 1906
Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km east of…
15 March 1906
Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated. In 1884, Henry Royce entered a partnership with a friend of his and began a business manufacturing electric fittings. After several…
22 May 1906
The Wright brothers are granted a patent for their “Flying-Machine”. May 22, 1906 – The Wright Brothers were Granted a U.S. Patent for a “Flying…
7 April 1906
Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km east of…
13 September 1906
The first flight of a fixed wing aircraft in Europe takes place. In 1906, the Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont made public flights in France with his…
26 June 1906
The first ever Grand Prix motor racing event held. The series we now know as Formula One traces its roots back to 1906. Before the…