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On This Day in Automotive History: January 22

On This Day in Automotive History
January 22

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Birthdays: Bob Sall (1908), Ray Clark (1922), Bob Pronger (1922), Danny Graves (1924), Red Ortwein (1925), Jean-Pierre Nicolas (1945), Mark Kallhoff (1955), Dave Jackson (1958), Sal Moschella Jr. (1958), Christian Lefort (1959), Jeff Marmack (1960), Mike Duncan (1962), Chub Frank (1962), Luca Cappellari (1963), Stuart Jones (1964), Paul Hansen (1965), Jason Holehouse (1965), Jeff McClure (1967), Juan Barazi (1968), Roger Wills (1968), Jim Crabtree Jr. (1972), Ashton Lewis (1972), Gonzalo Rodriguez (1972), Cameron McConville (1974), Felipe Giaffone (1975), Shawn Gray (1977), Sergey Mokshantsev (1978), Christopher Masterson (1980), Julien Piguet (1983), Grant Enfinger (1985), Ben Hanley (1985), Joey Miller (1985), Dan Rhodes (1985), Robby Lyons (1989), Alex MacDowall (1991), Evan Swilling (1992), Rio Haryanto (1993)

1923: BPR District Engineer J.W. Johnson and his assistant, A.V. Williamson, conclude a 3-day meeting in Denver with Colorado's State Highway Engineer, Major L.D. Blauvelt, and other State highway officials. The purpose of the meeting was to bring about closer cooperation by increasing the State's understanding of Federal requirements and procedures.

1934: A memo from Chief Thomas MacDonald establishes a district office in Washington, DC, for park and forest highway work in the eastern U.S., headed by H.J. Spelman. The office is the forerunner of today's Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division Office in Sterling, VA.

1968: Canned Heat released their album Boogie with Canned Heat, which included the song “On the Road Again.”

1969: Chief Justice Earl Warren administers the oath of office to Secretary of Transportation John A. Volpe in a White House ceremony as President Richard Nixon looks on. Volpe is the only Federal Highway Administrator to become Secretary.

1970: Floyd Clymer died.

1992: Hummer was founded.