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On This Day in Automotive History: June 22

On This Day in Automotive History
June 22

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Birthdays: Webb Jay (1870), Eddie O'Donnell (1885), Rollin May (1896), L.A. Lariviere (1897), George Fonder (1917), Hank Rogers (1917), Arley Scranton (1924), Buck Clardy (1925), Eduardo Dibos (1927), Bill Smith (1929), Phil Wendt (1930), Wally Gore (1931), Chuck Meekins (1933), Chuck Thompson (1934), Don Israel (1937), Simo Lampinen (1943), Georg Loos (1943), Heinz Martin (1943), Alain Couderc (1947), Dan Jivanelli (1951), Phil Krueger (1951), Jimmy Bowsher (1953), Christian Heinkele (1953), Mark Galvin (1955), Patrice Lafargue (1961), Charles Utts (1961), Jeff Ward (1961), Jay Sauter (1962), Steve Johnson (1965), Ivo Breukers (1967), Yutaka Yamagishi (1967), Michael Trucco (1970), Jeff Wogoman (1970), Matt Daskalos (1971), Christian Menzel (1971), Mary Lynn Rajskub (1971), Dennis Andersen (1974), Dan Wheldon (1978), Kevin Hamlin (1979), Anthony Massari (1979), Xavier Maassen (1980), Marco Cozzi (1981), Val Hillebrand (1981), Eric Hardin (1982), Neil McFadyen (1983), Diego Ortega (1984), Jeff Vrsek (1984), Aaron Lim (1985), Abraham Jurado (1987), David Garza Perez (1988), Kaley Gharst (1988), Jeffrey Earnhardt (1989), Carlos Huertas (1991), Cole Whitt (1991), Julian Albarracin (1994), Dominique Van Wieringen (1995)

1926: Today is the final day for submitting applications to the U.S. Civil Service Commission for the open competitive examinations for Bureau of Public Roads positions: Chief engineering inspector-superintendent ($2,400) and senior engineering inspector-foreman ($1,860). As vacancies occur at higher levels, top pay for the former is $3,000 and for the latter, $2,400.

1929: At the dedication of the Hiouchi (Blue Water) Bridge on the Redwood Highway near the California/Oregon border, Bureau of Public Roads' Dr. L.I. Hewes says, "Sometimes I wonder whether we are aiding the states or whether the states are aiding the United States when we provide Federal aid for roads, for the entire country benefits through good highways."

1971: Joni Mitchell released the album Blue, which included the song “All I Want.”

2001: The film The Fast and the Furious was released.

2005: The film Herbie: Fully Loaded was released.