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On This Day in Automotive History: February 21

On This Day in Automotive History
February 21

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Birthdays: Gene Comstock (1910), Roger Laurent (1913), Cannonball Brown (1923), Jimmy Thompson (1924), Jim Reed (1926), Gary Sain (1931), Dave Terrell (1931), John Harvey (1938), Peter Gethin (1940), Jeff Kline (1944), Wayne Jacks (1949), Vince Suddard (1960), Neil Fair (1961), Russell Butler (1962), Junior Green (1962), Chuck Walker (1963), Atsushi Yogo (1965), Chris Gehrke (1966), Colin Trueman (1966), Dean Ward (1966), Mirco Schultis (1968), William David (1969), J.D. Gibbs (1969), Todd Burley (1971), Gianluca De Lorenzi (1972), L.P. Dumoulin (1979), Parthiva Sureshwaren (1980), Matthew Hamilton (1983), Ricky Cole (1984), Sean Corr (1984), Fain Skinner (1985), Nick de Bruijn (1987), Jens Hoing (1987), Corbin Bleu (1989), Kevin Swindell (1989), Bradley Smith (1991), Ben Rhodes (1997)

1939: The Public Roads Administration's Worth Ross is authorized to proceed to Colombia, South America, to give technical advice and help concerning highway construction. President Franklin Roosevelt approved the detail under the provisions of an Act approved May 25, 1938. Ross arrives March 7 and assists in developing projects for a national highway.

2008: The film Fast Track: No Limits was released.

2009: First Lady Michelle Obama visits USDOT Headquarters, the 5th agency she visits to thank government employees for their public service. Speaking in the West Atrium, she says, "Just know that we value you, America values you, and together we can get this country moving again."

2014: The film Kraftidioten (In Order of Disappearance) was released in Norway.

2017: The film Fare was released in the U.S.