America, 1908: the dawn of flight, the race to the Pole, the invention of the Model T, and the making of a modern nation
History, United States history
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Beginning with New York City's first ever New Year's ball drop, 1908 got off to a spectacular start. As the year went on, America witnessed President Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet sailing around the globe, Henry Ford's unveiling of the… Model T, and the Wright Brothers' year-end, history making, longest recorded flight. Sandwiched between these events, great social changes were also occurring, as race relations deteriorated in the South and the Great War loomed over in Europe. 2008.