George Selden filed for the first patent for a gasoline-driven automobile.
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Ferrari secured its first Grand Prix victory at the 1951 British Grand Prix.
Snow Chains Patented.
Walden W. Shaw and John D. Hertz founded the Shaw Livery Company and introduced the yellow cabs to attract passengers.
British pharmacist John Walker invented the matchstick by accident.
More than 80 people die in the Le Mans car race disaster.
