Walden W. Shaw and John D. Hertz founded the Shaw Livery Company and introduced the yellow cabs to attract passengers.
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Illinois became the first US state to make it compulsory by law to wear a seatbelt.
The Ford Motor Company shipped the first Ford Model T to a customer.
Snow Chains Patented.
Mary Anderson patents windshield wiper.
The first traffic lights were installed in London.
