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On This Day in Automotive History: March 23

On This Day in Automotive History
March 23

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Birthdays: George Buzane (1887), Harry Butcher (1894), Chuck Mahoney (1920), Johnny Beauchamp (1923), John Woolfe (1932), Don Bierschwale (1933), John Taylor (1933), Bruce Kessler (1936), Jochen Neerpasch (1939), Christian Bussi (1945), Mel Shenyer (1948), Pete Fecteau (1950), Kirby Monteith (1951), Roger Avants (1952), Alfons Taels (1952), Steve Knight (1954), Steve Fox (1957), Andre Toennis (1957), Dave Bean (1960), Dean Lindstrom (1961), Tomas Saldana (1961), Todd Mumma (1963), Kim Wennerberg (1963), Paul Proksch (1964), Steve Mason (1965), Jack McCarthy (1968), Michael Munemann (1968), Pierre Yves Rosoux (1968), Pedro Couceiro (1970), Neil Knoblock (1970), Tucker Reynolds Jr (1971), Wim Eyckmans (1973), Ettore Contini (1974), Chris Hoy (1976), Ricardo Zonta (1976), Erin Crocker (1981), Dustin Knowles (1985), Andrea Dovizioso (1986), Jaime Alguersuari (1990), Ben Lynch (1991), Matteo Beretta (1994), Jeffrey Schmidt (1994), Will Owen (1995), Alexander Albon (1996), Matthew Scannell (1997)

1903: OPRI's M.O. Eldridge addresses a good roads meeting at Ft. Smith, AR. "Some counties are wasting their [highway bond] money because the work is done in a crude manner and not under the direction of expects." He also stresses the importance of maintenance: "A little mud hole may be fixed before it gets big and does a great deal of damage. Any man who knows his business may with the toe of his boot turn off a little stream of water, which will do $100 worth of damage if left alone."

1945: S.S. Cars Limited changes its name to Jaguar.

1964: President Lyndon Johnson sends a message to Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges calling for an accelerated safety program known as the safety spot improvement program to encourage States to use FAP and FAS funds to eliminate or reduce hazards.

1967: Lowell K. Bridwell is sworn in as Federal Highway Administrator by Secretary of Transportation Alan Boyd and takes office. On January 20, 1964, Bridwell had taken office as Acting Deputy Administrator, replacing the first Deputy Administrator, D. Grant Mickle, and was appointed Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation (Operations) on July 2, 1964.

1981: Mike Hailwood died.

1999: The Conexpo-Con/Agg exposition opens in Las Vegas. During the exposition, Nevada Division Administrator John Price accepts an award honoring FHWA for the Interstate System, selected as one of the Top 10 Construction Projects of the 20th century.