History of Automobiles By SeohyunPark Jan 1, 1769 first self propelled vehicle Jan 1, 1832 First electric locomotive Jan 1, 1846 Etienne Lenoir in Belgium invents the two-cycle combustion engine Jan 1, 1868 James Hill in Pennsylvania builds a horseless steam- powered vehinles Jan 1, 1873 San Francisco introduces cable car Jan 1, 1886 Karl Benz builds a gasoline-powered car Jan 1, 1902 The American Automobile Association is organized in Chicago Jan 1, 1908 Model T introduced Jan 1, 1911 Electric Starter introduced engines had to be started by hand before this Jan 1, 1913 Ford makes first moving assembly lineassembly line Jan 1, 1914 Car body entirely made out of steel Jan 1, 1939 Air Conditioning was added to cars Jan 1, 1950 Cruise control was made though unpopular at first, now in more thatn 70% of the cars Jan 1, 1970 Airbags installed
