Neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show by Georges Claude.
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Industrialist Henry Ford's method to construct auto bodies from plastic was patented.
Karl Benz patented the gasoline-operated motor car.
The Dayton Agreement was signed in Paris by leaders of various governments. This ended the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.
Carl J.E. Eliason, from Sayner, Wisconsin, was awarded his patent for the 'motor toboggan,' the world's first motorized snow vehicle.
Abraham Lincoln received a patent for a device that would lift a boat over shoals and obstructions.
