Maserati 90 Year Celebrations


	Maserati - Spanning 90 Years of History On December 1st, 1914 Alfieri Maserati founded "Società Anonima Officine Alfieri Maserati", at Via de'Pepoli 11 in Bologna. The company specialised in preparing cars for road racing. This date marks the beginning of the history of one of the most glorious marques in the automotive world. In 2004 Maserati reached another important goal, celebrating its 90 years with a unique event. Celebrations took place on the 17th, 18th and 19th September 2004 with cars travelling on a route from Milan to Rome, stopping at the factory in Modena. Centrepiece of these celebrations were 90 Maserati Spyder and Coupé models from the current range. These cars were decorated to commemorate an important international event for each of the last 90 years - for example, the year 1969 was represented by man's first landing on the moon. 3M decorated the cars with special adhesive film - 3M Scotchprint® Graphics, which allow extraordinary quality in the reproduction of images.


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	1914 The opening of the Panama Canal
	The Panama Canal is completed after seven years, linking the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans via a sophisticated system of locks.



	1915 Charlie Chaplin - Charlot
	Charlie Chaplin creates the 'Little Tramp', a character constantly at odds with the law and society in general.



	1916 Albert Einstein - The Theory of Relativity
	Albert Einstein announces the Theory of Relativity which revolutionises modern physics and provides a contrast to Sir Issac Newton's Theory of Universal Gravitation.



	1917 The Trans-Siberian Railway
	The Trans-Siberian Railroad is completed, linking Saint Petersburg with Vladivostok, a massive distance of 9,288km.



	1918 The Flying Aces
	The end of the First World War, in which flying aces Francesco Baracca and Manfred Von Richtofen (the Red Baron) fought and died.



	1919 Bauhaus Philosophy
	Walter Gropius founds Bauhaus, an art school in Weimar, to foster collaboration in pure art, architecture and crafts.



	1920 USA: Women gain the right to vote
	The United States Senate passes the 19th Amendment, giving 26 million women the right to vote.



	1921 The Sign of Picasso
	Pablo Picasso, the father of Cubism, has become world famous and moves to Paris where he paints the Three Women at the Fountain.



	1922 The Discovery of Tutankhamen's Sarcophagus
	On November 4th, archaeologist Howard Carter discovers an ancient stone stairway in the Valley of the Kings, which turns out to be the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamen.



	1923 The Helicopter Prototype is created
	Spaniard Juan de la Cievra invents the autogiro, the prototype for the helicopter.



	1924 Zeppelin: The first transoceanic flight
	On October 16th, the German airship Zeppelin Z.P.3 completes her first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, landing in New York after a journey of 9,200 km.



	1925 Louis Armstrong
	On 12th November 1925, the jazz band Hot Five release their first record with Louis Armstrong as band leader.



	1926 Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin
	Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin, the first antibiotic, opening the way to a whole new era in modern medicine.



	1927 Lindbergh: The first transatlantic flight
	Charles Lindbergh flies his plane from New York to Paris, the first single-handed flight across the Atlantic Ocean.



	1928 Mickey Mouse's debut
	Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse makes his screen debut. He will go on to become one of the world's favourite cartoon character.


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