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On This Day in Automotive History: July 13
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On This Day in Automotive History
July 13
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Birthdays: Sam Hanks (1914), Alberto Ascari (1918), Lawrence Jacquelin (1923), Patrick Stewart (1940), Jim Dottellis (1942), Eddie Hanks (1944), Alan Brown (1945), Paul Freestone (1953), Daniel Keene (1953), Bob Brutto (1954), Thierry Boutsen (1957), Bill Kimmel (1957), John Burke (1958), Rick Ware (1960), Steve Ahlgrim (1961), Bobby Babb Jr. (1963), Ron Otto (1964), Doug Averill (1967), John Acunto (1971), Scooter Gabel (1971), Oriol Servia (1974), Jarno Trulli (1974), John Wilkinson III (1976), Joao Paulo de Oliveira (1981), Ben Gower (1982), Tim Lewis Jr. (1982), Eddie Leclerc Jr. (1983), Alex Yontz (1986), Brandon Oakley (1994), Payton Ryan (1998)
1925: Chief Thomas MacDonald represents Bureau of Public Roads at the opening of the 42-mile, $390,000 Wendover Cut-Off across the Great Salt Lake Desert in western Utah, creating an entrance to Nevada and California. A contemporary account notes that the cut-off crosses "what is probably the most inhospitable waste that the vicissitudes of mother earth have produced." Construction was possible only because the Western Pacific Railroad, its line parallel to the new road, carried men and materials to construction sites. In the opening ceremony, Utah Governor George Dern, Nevada Governor J. G. Scrugham, and Secretary of Agriculture William Jardine shovel the final salt barrier from the roadway (later included in U.S. 40).
1964: The song “Little Honda” by The Beach Boys was released.
1978:
Lee Iacocca was fired from the
Ford Motor Company.
1978: The first episode of
Top Gear aired.
1991:
Davey Allison died.
2001:
ATV Offroad Fury was release for PlayStation in Europe.
2004: Keith Bryant released his album Ridin’ with the Legend, which included a title track and 9 other
NASCAR-themed songs.
In the News...
| Date | Article | Details |
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| 13 July 1900 | A LUNCH WAGON TRUST.
The new company will, as soon as the transfer of stock takes place, boom the wagon business, having already planned to build and operate a hundred new wagons in the West. In addition to this, it proposes to branch out in the manufacture of all kinds of wagons and automobiles. | News Article (text)
Publication: The New York Times |
