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The Launch of the First Bus System
Blaise Pascal launched the first public bus transportation line in 1662, and these "buses: were house drawn carriages. -
First Ever Bus Company
The first ever bus transportation company was created in the United Kingdom by John Greenwood. -
The Omnibus
In 1826 the omnibus was created as one of the first ever public transportation uses. -
First School Bus
The first school bus was invented in 1827, by George Shillibeer, and it was a school bus for the Quaker school in Abney Park. -
The Horsecar
The house car was the next evolution of the bus transportation revolution. -
The Cable Car
The cable car was the third step to the evolution to the modern bus we know today. -
Street Car
The street car was a further advancement to the cable car that was already invented previously -
First Motorized Bus
The first motorized bus was made in 1895, and it was produced by the car company, Mercedes-Benz,. -
First Rapid Transit Bus System
The first rapid transit bus system was created in 1895. -
First Motorized Bus in England
The first motorized bus service was founded in 1909. -
The First Ever Bus Boycott During the Civil Rights Movement
Claudette Colvin was the first ever to hold a boycott on a public bus by not giving up her seat to a white man. -
Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were civil rights activist who rode buses to push integration of public buses in the southern state during the civil right movement. -
Bristol Bus Boycott
The Bristol Bus Boycott was a boycott that was in England against the Bristol Omnibus Company for not employing black and asians. -
First Woman Bus Driver In Jamaica
The first ever woman bus driver in Jamaica was Dorothy Ebanks-Rowe. (She became a bus driver in 1969) -
Civil Right Boycotts
One famous moment that has happened on a public bus is the refusal of Rosa Parks to give up her set to a white male.
(This happened in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955) -
First Official Bus
The first official bus that was intended for public transportation. -
The Integration of Public Buses
On November 13, 1996 the United States Supreme Court held a hearing that resulted in the integrating of public buses. -
Creation Of The First Student Bus Company
The First Student bus company was created in 1999 -
Rainbow Rapid Bus Transit
One of the first bus transportation systems called the rainbow rapid transit transportation. -
The First Ever Woman Bus Driver in India
The first ever woman bus driver was Vankadarath Saritha. She was hired to help the India's women population feel safer on public buses.
