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On This Day in Automotive History: June 8

On This Day in Automotive History
June 8

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Birthdays: Giuseppe Campari (1892), Lou Donaldson (1892), Roy Painter (1896), Lloyd Moore (1912), Tommy Mattson (1914), Larry Marx (1919), Ken Warmington (1919), Doug Cox (1926), Skip Cahill (1944), Roger Enever (1944), Mike Quinn (1950), Franz Konrad (1951), Jim Holtom (1952), Barry Gray (1958), Bryan Baker (1961), Hector Sanchez (1964), Dan Ursel (1964), Howard Vance (1964), Terry Harris (1965), Dave Smith (1967), Paul Alderman (1968), John Rutherford IV (1968), Carlos Contreras (1970), Jim Jonsin (1970), Matthew Coleman (1973), Ryan McLeod (1973), Eric Curran (1975), Homero Richards (1976), Jacob Dolhun (1978), Jeremy Bowser (1979), Kevin Love (1979), Mark Reedy (1979), Matteo Meneghello (1981), Alexander Khateeb (1984), Simon Trummer (1989), Joey Coulter (1990), Stephan McCurley (1990), Andre Heimgartner (1995), Martin Kodric (1997), Daniel Ticktum (1999)

1918: The first meeting of the U.S. Highways Council, with Director Logan Page as chairman and BPR's J.E. Pennybacker, Jr., as secretary, takes place in Page's office. The U.S. Army, the War Production Board, the Fuel and Railroad Administrations, and the Capital Issues Committee participate. The council coordinates the government's highway activities, including shipment of road materials by railroad cars. Between this date and the end of the war, on November 11, 1918, 25 meetings of the council are held. On November 13, 1918, the council holds a special meeting to announce that no further applications will be needed for highway projects. "Procedures in securing materials for transportation should follow normal practices."

1964: The song “The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)” by Jan and Dean was released. The B-side of the single album was “My Mighty G.T.O.”

1979: Dave Edmunds released his album Repeat When Necessary, which included the song “Crawling from the Wreckage.”

1988: Secretary of Transportation Jim Burnley administers the oath of office to Administrator Robert E. Farris, who had served as Deputy Administrator since August 1986.

1999: Pearl Jam released their version of “Last Kiss.”

2007: Bon Jovi released his album Lost Highway, which included a title track.

2008: The film The Circuit was released.

2009: The game Real Racing was released for iOS.

2021: The Ford Maverick pickup truck was officially unveiled to the public.