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jan 1, 1863 - 1863

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Belgian engineer Jean-Joseph-Etienne Lenior invents the "horseless carriage." It uses an internal combustion engine and can move at about 3 miles per hour. This is the first commercially successful internal combustion engine.

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jan 1, 1863
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~ 163 years ago

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