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Hah, #OnThisDay in 1899, The New York Times first used the word "automobile". (stefanbohacek.online)
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Hah, #OnThisDay in 1899, The New York Times first used the word "automobile".

"There is something uncanny about these newfangled vehicles. They are all unutterably ugly and never a one of them has been provided with a good or even an endurable name."

https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/jan-3-york-times-first-uses-word-automobile-141419769.html

#OTD #history #news #cars #automobile #NYT #NewYorkTimes

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