OK, I let the fireworks go on a bit. Sorry, it was those Sousa marches that don’t leave me for a while.

Now it’s on to July 10 and the birthday of Nikola Tesla. Little did he know a CAR would bear his name.

The best source I found for a complete biography is with the Tesla Memorial Society of New York.

There’s also an explanation of AC/DC (not the music group) and how Edison lost the battle of DC. It has always made me wonder why Edison is the household name for electricity. Well, until the CAR that is!

Be sure to check out the Manhattan corner that bears his name!

More next Thursday, July 14, Bastille Day, as well as the birthdays of Gerald Ford, Gustav Klimt, and Woody Guthrie. Any preference?