<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_B._Selden" id="mwdA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="George B. Selden">George B. Selden</a> is granted the first U.S. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent" id="mwdQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Patent">patent</a> for an automobile.