frmichelin1-2, Exercise 1: A timeline from 1889 to 1945

Model answer (check the details; items marked * are the ones to check first):

1888   Dunlop patents a pneumatic tyre in Belfast *
1889   André and Édouard Michelin take over a rubber firm in Clermont-Ferrand *
1891   Michelin's detachable bicycle tyre is used by the winner of Paris-Brest-Paris *
1895   Michelin fits pneumatic tyres to the Éclair car in Paris-Bordeaux-Paris *
1898   Bibendum, the Michelin Man, first appears on a poster *
1900   First free Guide Michelin, at the time of the Paris Exposition *
1910   Michelin begins to publish road maps *
1911   First British Isles edition *
1920   The guide is sold, not given away *
1926   First star; first Green Guide *
1931   Three-star system introduced *
1936   Paid holidays in France increase tourism *
1940 to 1944   Occupation: guide disrupted *
1945   Guide resumes after the war *

Why check: company and legend dates are often repeated without a source, and different histories give different details.

Care: the dates come from general knowledge. Confirm each against the digitised guides and an independent history.