29 January in history.

1886

The first car is patented. Karl Benz received a patent for his three-wheeled motor car, the first practical automobile powered by a petrol engine.

Wikipedia: Carl Benz

Photo: Supplied by Benz to William Worby Beaumont and used in his book Motor Vehicles and Moto… / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

More from 29 January

1. 

   1845

   The Raven is published

   Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" appeared in a New York newspaper, the first time it was printed under his name. It made him famous.

   Wikipedia: The RavenWikipedia: Edgar Allan Poe

   Photo: Édouard Manet / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

2. 

   1907

   The first Native American senator

   Kansas sent Charles Curtis, a member of the Kaw Nation, to the U.S. Senate. He was the first Native American senator.

   Wikipedia: Charles CurtisWikipedia: Kaw people

   Photo: Strauss Peyton, Kansas City, Missouri / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

3. 

   1936

   Baseball's first Hall of Famers

   The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced its first five members, including Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb.

   Wikipedia: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

   Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

4. 

   2006

   A hat-trick in the first over

   Indian bowler Irfan Pathan took three wickets in three balls in the very first over of a Test match, the first time this had happened in Test cricket.

   Wikipedia: Irfan PathanWikipedia: Hat-trick (cricket)

   Photo: Bollywood Hungama / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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