The Day the Horse Became Optional
On July 3, 1886, Karl Benz drove his three-wheeled Motorwagen down a Mannheim street — the public debut of the automobile.
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The Patent That Invented the Automobile
On January 29, 1886, German engineer Karl Benz filed patent DRP 37435 for a "vehicle with gas engine operation" — the world's first practical automobile.