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 * 1888 &mdash; Bertha Benz, wife of the inventor of the automobile Karl Benz, takes her husband's car, the Benz Patent Motorwagen for a 180 km (112 mi) overnight trip, the first ever long-distance automobile journey. Since 2008 this event is commemorated by a Bertha Benz Memorial Route.