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On This Day in Automotive History: December 3
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On This Day in Automotive History
December 3
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Birthdays: Spencer Wishart (1889), Billy Tibbert (1920), Dick Clothier (1924), Roberto Mieres (1924), Gaetano Starrabba (1932),
Bobby Allison (1937), Dale Breedlove (1937), Walker Evans (1938), Allen Whipple (1938), Tom Bagley (1939), John Paul (1939), Ed Sanger (1940), Cy Harvey (1949), Jeff Barnes (1950),
Rick Mears (1951), Piero Nappi (1955), Bill Petroff (1955), Michael Preston (1963), Don Fleming Jr. (1966), Manabu Orido (1968), Brad Wagner (1969), Kerry Madsen (1971), Anthony White (1972), Jonathon Price (1973), Dillon Battistini (1977), Pablo Donoso (1984), Chris Pither (1986), Nick Yelloly (1990), Zachary Marks (1991), Timmy Solomito (1991), Daniel Abt (1992), Pasin Lathouras (1993), Weiron Tan (1994), Matthieu Vaxiviere (1994)
1962: During AASHO's Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, Florida, Administrator Rex Whitton announces the goal of completing 50 percent of the Interstate System by the end of 1964. He reminds State highway officials that they must keep their sights on the 1972 target date for completion of the System. “We need the enthusiastic support of the public for our highway program, support which I am sure can be gained by providing long usable sections of Interstate highways.”
1965: The song “Drive My Car” by The Beatles was released by on their album Rubber Soul.
1968: At AASHO's Annual Meeting, E. H. “Ted” Holmes, FHWA's Director of Policy Planning, receives the Thomas H. MacDonald Award for outstanding service in highway engineering.
1974: Thirty-three FHWA hydraulic engineers and representatives of 15 State highway agencies begin a new 2-week course on “Highways in the River Environment,” presented by Colorado State University at Fort Collins. It is the first course in river mechanics for highway engineers.
1979: The final
AMC Pacer rolled off the assembly line.
2007:
BMW X6 production begun.
2021: The song “Sunroof” by Nicky Youre & Dazy was released.
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