The world we know would not exist if not for this day in history.
At approximately 4:00 a.m. on June 4, 1896, in the shed behind his home on Bagley Avenue in Detroit, Henry Ford unveiled the "Quadricycle," the first automobile he ever designed or drove.
The Quadricycle had two driving speeds, no reverse, no brakes, rudimentary steering ability and a doorbell button as a horn, and it could reach about 20 miles per hour.
Aside from one breakdown on Washington Boulevard due to a faulty spring, the first drive was a success and Ford was on his way to becoming one of the most formidable success stories in American business history.