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On This Day in Automotive History: April 21

On This Day in Automotive History
April 21

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Birthdays: Bob Droeger (1915), George Arents (1916), Charlie Rogers (1917), Marvin Copple (1929), Bernard Kosselek (1936), Ron Gillard (1944), Frank Saladino (1948), Andy Isbister (1952), Joe Beaver (1955), Mike Johnson (1955), Olaf Manthey (1955), Bill Ingle (1956), Andy Stone (1957), Jimmy Broderick (1958), Michael Chandler (1958), Lilian Bryner (1959), Chuck Hiers (1959), Claude Giorgi (1961), Jens Petersen (1963), Kelly Collins (1965), Chris McDougall (1965), Wayne Smith (1965), Greg Zipadelli (1967), Tim Jedrzejek (1969), Jerry Coons Jr. (1972), John Salemi (1972), Frank Deiny Jr. (1973), Warren Luff (1976), Ryan Lewis (1984), Pietro Gandolfi (1987), Jonathan Summerton (1988), Max Chilton (1991), Michael Pilla (1991), David Fumanelli (1992), Austin Hill (1994), Blake Williams (1995), Blaine Rocha (1998), Juan Manuel Gonzalez (1999)

1944: Addressing the Highway Engineers Association of Missouri in St. Louis, Deputy Commissioner of Public Roads H.E. Hilts discusses “Cooperation is Essential in Building a National System of Interregional Highways,” as the Interstate System is then called.

1949: In New Mexico, the footings for the east portal of a tunnel on Bureau of Public Roads' Alamogordo-Cloudcraft Forest Highway Project are poured. The work is part of a project that includes concrete lining, pneumatic mortar lining, pavement, and portals of the tunnel bore driven in 1947. Because the project involves development of the only highway tunnel in the State, the project is of considerable public interest. On November 20, 1949, the day after the tunnel is completed, over 1,000 people attend the opening ceremony.

1976: The final Cadillac Eldorado convertible is produced.

1989: The film Speed Zone, also known as Cannonball Fever, was released.

1994: USDOT unveils “Share the Road,” a national public service campaign to educate motorists on how to operate more safely amid large commercial vehicles. The campaign, administered by the Maryland DOT with a grant from FHWA, will inform motorists about limitations of trucks and buses in given situations.

2009: Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass Kickin Team released their album National Champions, which included the song “Indy 500.”