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Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
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Carl Benz
German automotive and engine designer and manufacturer (1844–1929)
Carl Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automobile and first car put into series production. He received a patent for the motorcar in 1886, the same year he first…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gasoline
Liquid fuel derived from petroleum
Gasoline or petrol is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines. When formulated as a fuel for engines, gasoline is chemically composed of organic compounds…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 29
Day of the year
January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 336 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)