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On This Day in Automotive History: February 6

On This Day in Automotive History
February 6

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Birthdays: Cliff Griffith (1916), Chuck Parsons (1924), Herb Bryers (1927), Grier Manning (1929), Gardiner Leavitt (1931), Jack Jeffery (1938), Lem Blankenship (1945), Jean Xhenceval (1945), Paul Gentilozzi (1950), Tony Amico (1953), Lloyd Agor (1958), Reno Fontana (1959), Biff George (1960), Bill Lester (1961), Justin Matthews (1962), Eddie Sachs Jr. (1962), Donnie Hill (1968), Patrick Lemarie (1968), Scott Lindsay (1968), Eric Martin (1969), Chris Evans (1971), Scott Bramlett (1972), Gunter Schaldach (1973), Donny Crevels (1974), Tim Bergmeister (1975), Bubba Chinners (1975), Rudy Junco (1979), Shannon Marano (1980), Chappy Knaack (1982), Aaron Tull (1982), Mikey Kile (1983), Jamie Whincup (1983), Alex Hoag (1984), Robb Brent (1987), Bruno Andrade (1991), Josh Webster (1994), Nyck de Vries (1995), Nicklas Nielsen (1997)

1901: General E.G. Harrison of Asbury Park, NJ, ORI's first object lesson road builder, dies in Washington, DC, at the age of 73. He built the first object lesson road in 1897 and continued the work, in nearly every State east of the Rocky Mountains, until the end.

1917: In Boston, Massachussetts, at the opening of ARBA's 14th Annual Convention, Director Logan Page reads a paper on "Policy and Program of Government in Road Construction under the New Federal Aid Law," then is surprised by protracted questioning on OPR's requirement that patented pavements may be used on Federal-aid projects only if they are selected competitively at the same or less cost than equally suitable unpatented articles or methods.

1918: With AASHO concerned about restrictions in the transport of highway materials amid World War I transport shortages, Director General of Railroads William G. McAdoo says, "The United States Railroad Administration will cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture by transporting materials for construction of national highways designated by it as a military or economic necessity, when the equipment is . . . not needed to move supplies for the army, navy, shipping board, or other governmental activities."

2008: The third generation Dodge Challenger debuted.

2016: The film Shingekijouban Inisharu D: Legend 3 - Mugen was released.

2018: The third generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinter debuted Mercedes-Benz Logistics Centre in Duisburg, Germany.