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On This Day in Automotive History: May 14

On This Day in Automotive History
May 14

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Birthdays: Denny Hickey (1889), Bill Miller (1918), Jack White (1920), David McKay (1921), Ninian Sanderson (1925), Norm Hall (1926), John Brindley (1933), John Dodd Jr. (1933), Max Dudley (1936), George Lucas (1944), William Gillis (1947), Rodney Foushee (1948), Daryl Hendrick (1949), David Pombo (1950), Tony Noske (1951), Bob Jones (1952), Randy Baker (1958), Lowell Bennett (1958), Eddie Mercer (1958), Charles Margueron (1960), Dennis Wooldridge (1960), Mike Speakman (1961), Joe Corneck (1963), Karl Hehr (1963), Joe Policastro Jr. (1966), Reinhold Renger (1968), Stephan Gregoire (1969), Sabine Schmitz (1969), Tim Briggs (1972), Darren Edwards (1972), Jonny Kane (1973), Fred Vordermeier (1973), Don St. Denis (1974), Adam Roberts (1980), Zach Chappell (1982), Rodolfo Gonzalez (1986), Patrick Sheltra (1986), Angel Benitez Jr. (1989), Mario Farnbacher (1992), Rik Breukers (1998)

1920: Commissioner P.P. Claxton of the Bureau of Education, convened the first Conference on Highway Engineering and Highway Transport Education, telling participants they are responsible for "determining and stating as clearly as possible the needs and the qualifications for trained men" for highway development. Chief Thomas MacDonald addresses the conference on "The Widening Field for Engineers in Highway Improvement and Their Training for the Field."

1923: Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace holds a hearing in Washington DC, to decide which of two competing alignments west of Salt Lake City, UT--the Lincoln or the Victory Highway--will be included in the Federal-aid system. On June 6, Wallace chooses the Victory Highway via Wendover, UT, proposed by the State. That alignment became U.S. 40 (1926), then I-80 (1957), while the Lincoln Highway route became U.S. 50 (the June 1986 issue of Life referred to Nevada's U.S. 50 as "The Loneliest Road" in America).

1957: In Chicago, Il, Bureau of Public Roads holds a meeting of regional, district, and headquarters right-of-way personnel to discuss PPM 21-4.1 on the acquisition of right-of-way in which Federal-aid funds are involved.

1973: The song “Lord, Mr. Ford” by Jerry Reed was released on his album of the same name.

1975: The song “Low Rider” by War was released.

1976: FHWA issues the first regulations on noise abatement, implementing a provision of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, which called for "standards of highway noise levels compatible with different land uses."

1982: The song “Car Jamming” by The Clash was released.

2007: DaimlerChrysler announces the sale of 80.1% of Chrysler Group to American private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., thereafter known as Chrysler LLC.

2013: The song “I Got a Car” by George Strait was released on his album Love is Everything.

2021: Speedway was acquired by Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese division of 7-Eleven.

In the News...

Date	Article	Author/Source
14 May 2009	U.S. automaker Chrysler wants to eliminate 789 dealerships	Wikinews