Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
March 12, 1882 Edwin George “Cannon Ball” Baker, who would achieve widespread fame for his motorcycle and automobile records, was born in the community of Weisburg, Indiana. He first became known to the public as a vaudeville performer but started focusing instead on transportation-oriented pursuits after winning a dirt-track motorcycle race in the Hoosier State... Continue Reading →
In 2008, racecar driver Matt Kobyluck achieved a notable career milestone when he won the NASCAR Camping World East Series Championship. This victory made Kobyluck, who is a member of the federally recognized Mohegan Tribal Nation in southeastern Connecticut, the first Native American to win that NASCAR-sanctioned regional stock car racing series (now part of... Continue Reading →
Transportation History 