When 65 cars collided during thick fog on the New Jersey Turnpike, nine people were killed.
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The Ford Motor Company shipped the first Ford Model T to a customer.
Mechanical engineer Karl Benz drove his first automobile in Mannheim, Germany.
Adolf Hitler announced the construction of the Volkswagen Beetle.
Ferrari secured its first Grand Prix victory at the 1951 British Grand Prix.
23 cars take part in the first Rally Monte Carlo.
