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On This Day in Automotive History: January 10

On This Day in Automotive History
January 10

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Birthdays: Dave Buck (1876), Homer Trussell (1894), Ray Chase (1913), Harry Merkel (1918), Rodger Ward (1921), Harry Gant (1940), Gunther Huber (1942), Robbi Ker (1943), William Vollery (1949), Bobby Rahal (1953), Robert Brooks (1956), Siegfried Muller Jr. (1956), Eddie Cheever (1958), Larry McReynolds (1959), Russ Bond (1961), Henry Taleb (1961), Kerry Micks (1962), Rob Guthmiller (1964), Eric Fransen (1969), Josh Bews (1976), Jonathan Urlin (1982), Pierre Ragues (1984), Mirko Bortolotti (1990), Brad Davis (1990), Richard Philippe (1990), Paddy Rodenbeck (1991), Christina Nielsen (1992), Taylor Proto (1998)

1967: Secretary of Transportation Alan Boyd transmits BPR's report on the Highway Beautification Act to Congress. The report contains an estimate of the act's costs, an estimate of the economic impact of the program, and draft standards, criteria, rules and regulations for reaching agreement with the States on control of outdoor advertising.

1968: Administrator Lowell Bridwell announces a new contract with the International Road Federation to survey highway research and development activities in Ceylon, India, Pakistan, and Thailand. The survey is part of a pilot project, begun in 1964, to enable international exchange of highway research findings.

2012: The song “Drive By” by Train was released.

2012: The first episode of Shipping Wars aired.