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On This Day in Automotive History: April 20


On This Day in Automotive History
April 20

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Birthdays: Arthur Gibbons (1883), George Joerimann (1894), Johnny Kreiger (1901), Phil Hill (1927), Bobby Abel (1930), Stuart Lewis-Evans (1930), Willy Meier (1931), Reds Kagle (1932), Rene Mazzia (1938), John Anderson (1944), Gordon Smiley (1946), Chuck Gurney (1949), Phil Finney (1950), Joe Cerullo (1954), Mario Hytten (1955), Paolo Barilla (1961), Lionel Robert (1962), Mauricio Gugelmin (1963), Joe Constance (1964), Adrian Fernandez (1965), Kenny Horton (1966), Todd Wanless (1967), Felix Baumgartner (1969), Ron Barfield Jr. (1971), Marco Petrini (1971), Andy Boss (1972), Grant Johnson (1974), Ed Spencer III (1974), Jason Martinelli (1976), Paul Rees (1985), Dustin Skinner (1985), Casey Smith (1985), Brandon Carlson (1986), George Gorham Jr. (1987), Pierre Thiriet (1989), Dylan Hoffman (1997), Zachary Claman DeMelo (1998), Dries Vanthoor (1998)

1901: Director Martin Dodge accompanies the first Good Roads Train, sponsored by the National Good Roads Association, as it leaves Chicago, IL, for New Orleans, LA. The association pays the salary and expenses of OPRI expert Charles T. Harrison, who lectures on roads and supervises roadbuilding demonstrations along the way. Dodge later says, "This was undoubtedly the most successful campaign ever waged for good roads."

1971: Director of Environmental Policy Michael Lash opens the first FHWA Environmental Workshop for representatives of each regional office and several division offices. Associate Administrator for Right-of-Way and Environment John A. Swanson's keynote address stresses the important role FHWA must play in environmental design and analysis.

1990: On the 20th anniversary of Earth Day, Administrator Thomas Larson issues FHWA's Environmental Policy Statement, which re-dedicates FHWA to the "goal of leaving new generations with a better environment and a higher quality of life."

2011: The film Fast Five was released in Australia & South Korea (initial release).




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