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On This Day in Automotive History: June 20

On This Day in Automotive History
June 20

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Birthdays: H.J. Kilpatrick (1879), George Lynch (1918), Pete Boland (1938), Sam Rose (1938), Jerry Cook (1943), Jody Tanner (1949), Steve Ball (1950), Joe Kunz (1951), Alexander Frei (1954), Steve Southard (1956), Pat Patterson (1957), Ron Hornaday Jr. (1958), Pat Gordin (1962), Rick Roller (1962), Ron Capps (1965), Steve Van Bellingen (1966), Mike Basham (1968), Ritchie Petty (1968), Rob Braun (1973), David Hutto (1977), Mark E. Dismore (1980), Tika Sumpter (1980), Alessandro Tonoli (1982), Anthony Sesley (1983), Ryan Sieg (1987), Scott Schroeder (1988), Johan Jokinen (1990), Jesse Dixon (1992), Kelvin van der Linde (1996), Jimmy Vernon (1997)

1904: The Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus was established. Today it is known as the Federation International de l'Automobile (FIA).

1936: Public Law 74-848, signed by President Franklin Roosevelt today, officially names the "Blue Ridge Parkway." Other names considered include Skyline Drive, Skyland Drive, Park-to-Park Highway, Scenic Parkway, Shenandoah National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Parkway, the Appalachian National Parkway, the Southern Appalachian Parkway, and The Ickes Highway (after Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes). Secretary Ickes had recommended the chosen name in a press release on February 18 after receiving an endorsement from the Division of Geographic Names, which favored the name "because the parkway lies upon the Blue Ridge throughout most of the length of both the parkway and the ridge. It is, geographically, a most appropriate name."

1966: The film Out of Sight was released in the UK.

2004: James Mulliniks-Beavers released his album Sinful Tunes, which included the song “Straight 8 Buick.”

2010: Raymond Parks died.

On This Day in Automotive History: June 20