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On This Day in Automotive History: August 11
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On This Day in Automotive History
August 11
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Birthdays: Bruno Seibel (1876), Johnny Claes (1916), Scotty Cain (1920), Gordon Reid (1923), Frankie Schneider (1926), Darrell Dake (1928), Bobby Brewer (1929), Earl Brooks (1929), Ludwig Heimrath (1934), Lennie Pond (1940), Stan Starr (1943), Ron Eaton (1943), Jerry Goodwin (1943), Gregor Fischer (1948), Glenn Jarrett (1950), Gene Pack (1952), Craig Simmiss (1953), Steve Gray (1956), Alain Sturm (1956), Randy Van Zant (1957), Dean Huss, Jr. (1957), Jurgen van Gartzen (1958), John Halbing III (1960), Rick Barnes (1960), Monty Martin (1964), Emanuele Busnelli (1964), Lonnie Rush Jr. (1966), Ken Wallace Jr. (1969), Jason Trinchere (1981), Pippa Mann (1983), Lucas di Grassi (1984), Trevor Sanborn (1987), Brad Lloyd (1990),
Levi Youster (1992), Trevor Noles (1995), Charlie Eastwood (1995), Bryant Barnhill (1998)
1924: At the Department of Commerce, Chief Thomas MacDonald participates in a meeting of the Committee on Public Relations of the Conference on Street and Highway Safety. Participants outline procedures for helping communities put a safety program into use to reduce highway and street accidents. While methods for reducing accidents may vary, participants agreed that positive results can be obtained only by the cooperation of officials and lay bodies.
1947: Harold Allen, Principal Materials Engineer, and F.H. Jackson, Principal Engineer of Tests, complete a 28-day PRA tour of Germany, during which they inspected concrete pavements on the Autobahn. The study tour resulted from comments by returning visitors, one of whom said, "In all my experience I have never seen concrete highways in better shape after at least 7 years' service." The team finds the concrete in better shape than comparable roads in the United States, partly because of lighter loads and comparatively mild weather.
1973: The film American Graffiti was released.
1992: Alabama's studio album American Pride is released by RCA Nashville, including the song “Richard Petty Fans.”
2015:
Gregory G. Nadeau was sworn in as the
Federal Highway Administration's 19th Administrator.
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