Bertha Benz
JUN 15 2026 · 12:00
Bertha Benz. In August 1888, Bertha Benz became the first person to drive an automobile over a long distance when she took her husband Karl's Patent-Motorwagen on a 66-mile journey from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany.
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