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On This Day in Automotive History: October 27
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On This Day in Automotive History
October 27
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Birthdays: Mark Light (1910), Luigi Piotti (1913), Jim Graham (1914), Dave Charlton (1936), Buster Sexton (1937), Richard Brickhouse (1939), Red Evans (1939),
Dick Trickle (1941), Joe Danaher (1942), Francesco Torredemer (1943), Luis di Palma (1944), Kevin Terris (1944), Rounder Saverance (1946), David Anspaugh (1948), John Richards (1948), Serge Saulnier (1952), Steve Seligman (1954), Scot Field (1959), Rich Holmstrom (1959), Eddie Johnson (1960), Ron Yarab Jr. (1961), David Attard (1962), Wayne Russell (1962), Steve Minghenelli (1964), Tony Evangelou (1965), Roger Miller (1965), Tommy Baldwin Jr. (1966), Tim Neighbors (1966), Brian Tyler (1967), Andy Michner (1968), Takaji Suzuki (1969), Thomas Jaeger (1976), David Terrien (1976), Trent Snyder (1983), Matteo Malucelli (1984), Jordan Fish (1987), Natacha Gachnang (1987), Jared Beyer (1989), Hollis Thackeray (2000)
1919: In a letter to all State highway departments, Chief Thomas MacDonald urges them to let contracts as soon as possible in view of the possibility of a rail strike. "Everything possible must be done to facilitate transportation of road materials under these handicaps. Railroad transportation has become too important a factor in the amount of work that can be accomplished to allow it longer to be regarded as incidental. It has become the biggest item in road production."
1961: Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges administers the oath of office to D. Grant Mickle, the first Deputy Federal Highway Administrator. This position was created by Public Law 87-392, approved by President John Kennedy on October 4, 1961. The Act also abolished the position of Commissioner of Public Roads, last held by Ellis L. Armstrong. Mickle had been with the Automotive Safety Foundation since 1943.
1982: The song “Little Red Corvette” by Prince is released.
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