360What happened in 1886?
6 moments from 1886 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 29 January 1886
Karl Benz patents the first practical motor car
On 29 January 1886, the German engineer Karl Benz patented his Motorwagen, a three-wheeled vehicle powered by a petrol engine. It is widely regarded as the first practical car. In 1888, Bertha Benz drove it about 100 kilometres, the first long-distance car journey, proving its value.
- On this day · 29 January 1886
Karl Benz patents the motor car
On 29 January 1886, the German engineer Karl Benz applied for a patent for his 'vehicle powered by a gas engine', the three-wheeled Benz Patent-Motorwagen. It is widely regarded as the first true motor car. Two years later, his wife Bertha drove it more than 100 km to show what it could do.
- On this day · 28 October 1886
The Statue of Liberty is dedicated
On 28 October 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated on an island in New York Harbor. A gift from the people of France to the United States, it was designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, with an iron frame by Gustave Eiffel. It welcomed millions of immigrants arriving by ship.
- 29 January 1886 · from Karl Benz patents the first practical motor car
Patent granted
- 1886 · from The 1880s: the motor car, time zones and the Eiffel Tower
Benz patents the motor car
- 1886 · from Mendeleev presents the periodic table of the elements
Germanium is discovered