The British Empire surrenders to its rebellious colonies. October 19, 1781. America declared its independence in 1776, but it took another five years to win freedom from the British. That day came on October 19, 1781, when the British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia.
In fact, automatic car washes can be safer for your car's finish than washing your car yourself because do-it-yourselfers sometimes don't use enough water to safely remove dirt; or they wash the car in direct sunlight -- which can burn spots in the paint.
What Colour Car Is The Safest? What Colour Car Is The Safest? What colour car do you drive and do you know what the safest colour car is? A white car is the easiest colour to see hands down. A study found that in broad daylight a red and blue car are 7 % *harder to see than a white car with silver coming in at 10 %* harder and black at 12%.*.