General Motors bought the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
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Swedish company Saab, previously known for making aircraft, produced their first automobile.
The Ford Motor Company shipped the first Ford Model T to a customer.
Simon Pagenaud of France finished the 2016 Indy 500 just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi.
Snow Chains Patented.
When 65 cars collided during thick fog on the New Jersey Turnpike, nine people were killed.
