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On This Day in Automotive History: May 8
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On This Day in Automotive History
May 8
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Birthdays: Emory Mahan (1927), George Reynolds (1928), John Hollansworth (1931), Gene Bergin (1932), Don Schisler (1934), Don Hume (1938), Eddie May (1941), Lawrie Nelson (1943), Ray Miller (1944), Pierre-Francois Rousselot (1948), Gary Tiller (1950), Ken Walter Jr. (1958), Cary Bren (1959), Ronald Eury (1959), Gilles Vannelet (1959), Larry Prickett (1961),
Bobby Labonte (1964), Darryl Sage (1965), Jay Stewart (1965), Christian Abt (1967), Richard Zahn (1968), Frank Kreyer (1970), Adam Friend (1974), Nathan Buttke (1975), Gaston Mazzacane (1975), Justin Henderson (1979), Jose Luis Ramirez (1979), Cale Wiltse (1981), Dan Bainey (1982), Gregory Guilvert (1982), Matt Bucher (1985), Mitch Cobb (1990), Aaron Reutzel (1990), Sarah Cornett-Ching (1991), Laurens Vanthoor (1991), Cardell Potter (1992)
1879: The "
Selden Patent," the first U.S. patent for an automobile, was filed.
1948: Having played a major role in organizing the President Harry Truman's 3-day Highway Safety Conference in Washington, DC, PRA takes an active part in its proceedings. Other participants include Federal, State, and local officials, civic leaders, highway transportation and traffic technicians, and leaders of national organizations. PRA supplies a considerable portion of the conference staff and helps in the preparation and assembly of reports to the conference.
1969: Secretary of Transportation John Volpe administers the oath of office to Ralph R. Bartelsmeyer as Director of Public Roads. He would prove to be the last Director of Public Roads--the position is abolished in August 1970.
1970: FHWA announces new evidence that breakaway light poles are saving lives and preventing injuries. On an experimental installation along I-10/12 in Baton Rouge, LA, 16 motorists had smashed into the poles in the past 12 months, without a single fatality.
1998:
Gran Turismo released in Europe.
2007: 4,000,000th Land Rover rolls off the production line, a Discovery 3 (LR3), donated to The Born Free Foundation.
2007: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony released their album Strength & Loyalty, which included the song “Bump in the Trunk.”
2008: The film
Speed Racer was released to the public in 13 countries.
2015: The film Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman was released.
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