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On This Day in Automotive History: June 17

On This Day in Automotive History
June 17

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Waste and Recycling Workers Week begins.

Birthdays: Arthur See (1889), Myron Fohr (1912), Jeff Hawkins (1920), Coleman Grant (1924), Glen Rockey (1927), Bill Widenhouse (1929), Fabrizio Violati (1935), Jim Sikes (1937), Lucien Guitteny (1944), Jack Refenning (1946), Doug Wheeler (1946), Jon Crooke (1951), Mark Gibbs (1954), Steve Masterton (1954), Scott Hansen (1955), Adrian Campos (1960), Alain Li (1960), Jim Wulfenstein (1960), Steve Boley (1961), Paul Surprenant (1961), Rinaldo Capello (1964), Keith Van Houten (1964), Ted Hodgdon (1965), Rodd Kneeland (1966), Doug Moff (1967), Scott Herberg (1969), T.J. Rinomato (1969), Jeff Burkett (1970), Nick Joanides (1970), Andy Johnson (1974), Luis Felipe Montano (1975), Jonathan Brown (1981), Pu Jun Jin (1984), Luke Fleming (1987), Taylor Satterfield (1988), R.S. Senter (1988), Glynn Geddie (1990), Victor Guerin (1992), Andre Negrao (1992), Sam Hunt (1993), Konstantin Tereshchenko (1994), Matthew Lowinski-Loh (1996), Jonathan Shafer (2005)

1960: The film The Wild Ride was released. It was Jack Nicholson's first credit as lead in a feature film.

1966: The song “Bus Stop” by The Hollies was released.

1980: Groundbreaking ceremonies take place for the Interstate 95 Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore, Maryland. Initial plans for a bridge over the Patapsco River were abandoned because of local opposition. The completed $750 million tunnel is dedicated November 23, 1985--on time and $100 million under budget--with Executive Director Lester Lamm representing FHWA during the dedication. The tunnel is the largest underwater highway tunnel and the widest vehicular tunnel ever built by the immersed tube method.

1987: Administrator Ray Barnhart urges Congress to schedule hearings on diesel tax evasion. Citing a study by the Internal Revenue Service and the National Association of Tax Administrators, he estimates that hundreds of millions of dollars are lost each year, mainly due to large-scale evasion.

2006: The film Drift was released.

2007: The first episode of Ice Road Truckers aired. The first aired episode is called "Ready to Roll," there was a pilot episode produced before this but it went unaired.

2014: The film Joy Ride 3: Roadkill was released to video.

In the News...

Date	Article	Details
17 June 1895	WAGONS TO BE RUN BY GAS An attempt is soon to be made to prove to the owners of the large retail dry goods stores in this city that mechanical power is cheaper and more efficient in the delivery of packages than wagons drawn by horses.	News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times
17 June 2005	British motorists showered with cash on motorway	Wikinews

On This Day in Automotive History: June 17