This Day in Auto History: 15 MAY

This Day in Auto History: 5.15.1900 New York City issues its first driver’s license 5.15.1908 The Fryckman automobile is unveiled in Souris, ND 5.15.1922 Automotive historian Richard Alexander Hough is born in Brighton, Sussex, England 5.15.1938 The Mercedes-Benz W154 race car records its first victory as Hermann Lang, Manfred von Brauchitsch, and Rudolf Caracciola take the first three places in the Tripoli (Libya) Grand Prix – Eugenio Siena, winner of the 1932 Spa (Belgium) 24-hour race, is killed during the race 5.15.1953 Racer Chet Miller is killed at age 50 when his Novi crashes during a practice session for the Indianapolis 500

Source: Automobile History Day By Day, by Douglas A. Wick