Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
January 29, 1914 Fred L. Baker (1872-1927) was a long way from his hometown of Los Angeles, but he had had an important reason for being in New York City on a Thursday in January. As president of the Automobile Club of Southern California -- an affiliate of the federation of motor clubs of the... Continue Reading →
October 30, 1982 USNS Zeus (T-ARC-7), the first cable ship specifically built for the U.S. Navy, was launched at the shipyard of the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego. (USNS stands for "United States Navy Ship"; this prefix is used for non-commissioned vessels that are owned by the Navy but operated by a... Continue Reading →
Transportation History 