The General Motors Corporation was founded.
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Henry Bliss became the first person killed in an automobile accident in the United States.
Karl Benz patented the gasoline-operated motor car.
The Chicago Times-Herald sponsored the United States' first-ever car race, with the winning car going an average of 7 miles per hour.
General Motors bought the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
Adolf Hitler announced the construction of the Volkswagen Beetle.
