California’s first freeway, Arroyo Seco Parkway, officially opened to traffic.
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German engineer Carl Benz patents the first modern automobile.
When 65 cars collided during thick fog on the New Jersey Turnpike, nine people were killed.
Naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor discovered the world's tallest tree in Redwood National Park, California.
The Disneyland Monorail System opened to the public in Anaheim, California.
Simon Pagenaud of France finished the 2016 Indy 500 just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi.
