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On This Day in Automotive History: May 3

On This Day in Automotive History
May 3

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Birthdays: Johnny Aitken (1885), Joe Melaun (1895), Cliff Roberts (1907), Eddie Lenz (1916), Wes Vandervoort (1926), Larry Hess (1935), Jean-Pierre Paoli (1940), Jack Vanesse (1943), Ron Fritzley (1948), Boy Hayje (1949), Gary Potter (1950), Herve Rohee (1953), Carlos Barbot (1955), Tony Hirschman (1956), Ed Pimm (1956), Akio Toyoda (1956)), Barrie Tomlinson (1959), Brett Oakley (1963), Scott Fine (1964), Shinichi Yamaji (1964), Mark Derks (1965), Rip Michels (1965), Chris Niarchos (1965), Marc Schoonbroodt (1969), Ken Barry (1970), Brad Boissonneault (1970), Eric Nale (1972), Jason White (1973), Dule Hill (1975), Patrick Boyer (1975), Brad Keith (1984), Sam Yarbrough (1984), Nick Wittmer (1985), Travis Cope (1988), Jimmy Hebert (1991), Ryan Klutt (1994), Matthew Rao (1994), Annabeth Barnes-Crum (1995), Tyler Lester (1995)

1954: AASHO adopts A Policy on Geometric Design of Rural Highways (updated in 1965). Called the "Blue Book" because of the color of its cover, the policy is adopted by Bureau of Public Roads for use on Federal-aid highway projects.

1962: With a ribbon-cutting ceremony in San Antonio, TX, a 43-mile section of I-35 in Bexar County becomes the first Interstate route in Texas opened from county line to county line through a large metropolitan area. Division Engineer L. S. McCoy represents Bureau of Public Roads. At a luncheon in the Peraux Room of the St. Anthony Hotel, Chairman Herbert C. Petry, Jr., of the Texas State Highway Commission expresses appreciation to Bureau of Public Roads. Meanwhile, the manager of a large national chain of stores announces, "We will realize huge benefits, since IH-35 is near our two stores and central warehouse."

1994: Acting Regional Administrator Dale Wilken and Planning and Program Director Pete Lombard represent FHWA at the dedication of the Santa Fe Railway Transportation Center, a $100-million intermodal facility near Ft. Worth, TX. Regional representatives of FAA and FRA also attend. The 575-acre carload and truck-railway facility is co-located with Alliance Airport, close to I-35, providing an opportunity for transfer of freight among the three modes.

2005: Forza Motorsport was released in North America.