And it turns out Bertha Benz knew exactly what I'm talking about ... which is now about an hour's drive, but back then would most certainly qualify as a treacherous journey.

As anyone who has ever been married will tell you, sometimes, no matter how supportive your partner can be, you just need to say, "Fine, I'll do it myself." And it turns out Bertha Benz knew exactly ...

In the quiet German town of Mannheim, two radical inventions—the bicycle and the automobile—took their first wobbly rides and ...

Because 70 years later, just across town, a young engineer named Karl Benz would do something ... She became the first person to drive an automobile a significant distance. Before this historic ...

In 1888, it marked the world's first long-distance car journey when Karl’s wife, Bertha Benz, used it for a trip from Mannheim ... Power was sent to the wheels via a chain drive, allowing a top speed ...

In 1888, it marked the world’s first long-distance car journey when Karl’s wife, Bertha Benz, used it for a trip from Mannheim ... Power was sent to the wheels via a chain drive, allowing a top speed ...