On Aug. 5, 1888, Bertha Benz, wife and business partner of Karl Benz, hopped into a Patent Motorwagen Model III with her two sons and went for a little drive. To today’s ears, this sounds utterly ...

A painting of the famous road trip with Bertha Benz and sons Richard and Eugen in 1888. As anyone who has ever been married will tell you, sometimes, no matter how supportive your partner can be, you ...

In late August, Mercedes-Benz reenacted what is believed to be the first ever long-distance drive in history. They are know to do that from time to time as a means to celebrate Bertha Benz, wife of ...

Who invented the automobile? The answer depends a little bit on your definition of the word. The first practical gas-powered carriage was built by Karl Benz, who later merged his company with Daimler ...

Road trips may be a staple of the American experience today, but that wasn't always the case. This route hosted some of the ...

Are you familiar with the story of Bertha Benz? She's amazing. She was the wife of Karl Benz, who built the car that would start Diamler-Benz, a car that was one of the earliest successful ...

Watch Owen Cooper's heartfelt Emmys speech as he becomes youngest best supporting actor Jennifer Lawrence tells a strange story about feeding Robert Pattinson from her trash 'Toy Story 5' teaser pits ...

Whoa! Today I surprise us all by acknowledging the little-known contribution one woman made to the automobile industry. Her name was Bertha Benz, wife of the founder of Mercedes-Benz. I have a few ...

The evening of July 21, 2016, will forever be remembered by Mercedes-Benz historians as the time when Bertha Benz was finally inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame, approximately 32 years after ...

Is Bertha Ringer getting a free ride into the Automotive Hall of Fame simply because she married the genius Karl Benz 144 years ago? Not at all. Bertha Benz earned her place in the Hall with one ...