29 January 1886 Posted on January 28, 2014 by Staff Karl Benz patents the first gaso driven automobile. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love. I'd stepped in it a few times." Rita Rudner — Click here for more from Rita Rudner Related posts: 10 September 1961 10 September 1961 8 May 1886 21 February 1848 22 March 1978