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[SPEAKER_00]: On this day, August 22nd, 1902.

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[SPEAKER_00]: The Cadillac automobile company was founded in Detroit, Michigan.

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[SPEAKER_00]: The company grew out of the remains of an earlier automobile business and was named for Antoine de la Moth Cadillac, the French founder of Detroit.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Cadillac became known for position manufacturing, luxury design, and engineering improvements that helped shape the early auto industry.

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[SPEAKER_00]: What began as a small Detroit car company eventually became one of the most recognizable names in American luxury automobiles.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Also on this day, August 22nd, 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first sitting U.S. President to ride in an automobile during a public appearance.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Also on this day, August 22nd, 1989,

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[SPEAKER_00]: Nolan Ryan became the first major league baseball pitcher to record 5,000 career strikeouts.