On this date in 1895, the American Motor League (AML) was founded in Chicago. It was the first automobile organization in the United States. The AML was an idea of Charles Brady King, who organized the League. He believed there should be an organization that governed the development of “horseless carriages” that were beginning to be manufactured in various places around the U.S. During its existence, King was given the first membership each year, No. 100.
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