George Selden filed for the first patent for a gasoline-driven automobile.
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The first Grand Prix car race is held.
Daniel McCree patented the portable fire escape in the US.
When 65 cars collided during thick fog on the New Jersey Turnpike, nine people were killed.
Henry W. Seely patented the electric iron in the US.
The last Ford Model T motor car was ceremoniously rolled off the assembly line.
