This Day in Auto History: 1.1.1892 "Samuel Broers of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company is born inAmsterdam, Holland" 1.1.1906 Pennsylvania's state-issued license plates debut 1.1.1910 "The (Societa) Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili is founded inMilan, Italy by Ugo Stella to manufacture the A.L.F.A., with GiuseppeMerosi officially named as Technical Director" 1.1.1913 "George W. Killebrew is elected President of the Marathon MotorWorks, the struggling Nashville, TN automobile manufacturer" 1.1.1870 Francis E. Stanley married Augusta May Walker

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