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On This Day in Automotive History: June 6
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On This Day in Automotive History
June 6
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National Drive-In Movie Day: Held each year on the day the first drive-in theater was opened.
Birthdays: Lee Oldfield (1889), Sam Ross (1901), Jack Mertz (1909), Ivor Bueb (1923), Jim Rigsby (1923), Wilbur Rakestraw (1928), Malcolm Brazier (1929), Ian Burgess (1930), Bill Puterbaugh (1936), Don Bell (1937), Dan Shaver (1950), Noritake Takahara (1951), Kim Wallace (1957), Ferdinand de Lesseps (1957), Rick Turner (1958), Javier Camp (1959), Christian Zugel (1960), David Philpott (1960), Manny Dias (1961), Scott Stovall (1961), Bob Lyon (1962), Deon Joubert (1965), David Doran (1966), Chris Cunningham (1967), Stefan Klym (1967), Tim Sipp (1967), Sean Sauer (1971), Eric Paradis (1975), Sammy Ragan (1980), Richard Garvie (1984,
Justin Allgaier (1986), Eddie Cheever III (1993), Austin Luedtke (1993)
1904:
Chrysler was founded.
1932: President Herbert Hoover signs the Revenue Act of 1932, authorizing the first Federal gas tax, 1 cent a gallon. The revenue is paid into the general fund for deficit reduction.
1948:
Charles W. Nash died.
1972: Secretary of Transportation John Volpe addresses the Western Association of State Highway Officials in Salt Lake City, Utah. He states that when asked what our national highway policy is, "My answer is brief: we don't have one. What we have is a National Transportation Policy." He adds that given the recent emphasis on environmental and social issues, "I've had highway contractors, and even a State highway director or two, come up to me and say, 'Are you the same John Volpe who used to be President of the AGC?' or 'Are you the same fellow who was in on the start of the Interstate System back in '56?'"
1974: The film Herbie Rides Again was released.
2003: The film
2 Fast 2 Furious was released.
2006: The song “Life is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts was released.
2008:
Trevor Wilkinson died.
2012: The first episode of
Fast N' Loud aired.
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