The Day Alexander Graham Bell Patented the Telephone
On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received U.S. Patent No. 174,465 for the telephone, after his application beat rival Elisha Gray's to the patent office by hours.
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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.