MARCH 26

On this date in 1934, the United Kingdom introduced an automobile driver's test in order to receive a license. 

In the United States, registration and license plates were introduced in 1910 by the State of New York.  By 1918, all states required license plates on motor vehicles.  A chance to make money for the states.

Individual driver's licenses came later.  In the U.S., only a little more than half the states required a license to drive before 1935 and most of those didn't require a test.  Today, in South Dakota, you can get a license when you are 14 years old.  In New Jersey, you must wait until you are 17. 
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