Simon Pagenaud of France finished the 2016 Indy 500 just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi.
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Volkswagen launched the Flying Tiger, its first working prototype flying car.
British driver Arthur MacDonald was the first to break 100 miles per hour in an automobile at Daytona Beach, Florida, US.
The first-ever Le Mans endurance race began.
Walden W. Shaw and John D. Hertz founded the Shaw Livery Company and introduced the yellow cabs to attract passengers.
German engineer Carl Benz patents the first modern automobile.
