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On This Day in Automotive History: May 17
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On This Day in Automotive History
May 17
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Birthdays:
Horace Elgin Dodge (1868), Mel Keneally (1903), Vincent Cannizzaro (1910), Hans Ruesch (1913), Fred Bethune (1915), John Riggi (1918), Al DeAngelo (1927), Sonny Hutchins (1929), Dave Marburger (1931), Anne-Charlotte Verney (1943), Glen Luce Sr. (1945), Eddie Stivers III (1945), Mikko Kozarowitsky (1948), Erich Prinoth (1951), Alain Lamouille (1954), Brad Tidrick (1955), Anthony Reid (1957), Skippy Parsons (1959), Steve Gee (1960), Gary Jensen (1960), Marc Cini (1961), Jan Vonka (1963), Chico Longo (1964), Mauro Martini (1964), Dave Renner (1964), Hill Harper (1966), Peter Baron (1969), Dave Feiler (1969), Tom Stefani (1969), Bret Seafuse (1973), Ted Musgrave Jr. (1978), Brian Johnson Jr. (1979), Miles Chipman (1981), Brandon Wimmer (1986), Ryan Partridge (1988), Armaan Ebrahim (1989), Ray Black Jr. (1991)
1904: Director Martin Dodge addresses the National and International Good Roads Convention in St. Louis, MO, on "Educational and Experimental Work of the Government Division." Looking back at the start of the road inquiry, he says the very first thing expressed was "the idea that the cost of transportation in this country, over our roads, was excessively high; higher than it should be as compared with other means of transportation; and higher as compared with the cost of transportation in other countries." Later, he describes OPR's object lesson roads as "perpetual sermons in stone that spread the idea constantly, continuously, and extensively throughout the country."
1947: The film Desperate was released.
1961: Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges presents an Award of Honor to Bureau of Public Roads for superior work in internal safety promotion, based on an outstanding safety program and superior accomplishment in the reduction of accidents over the preceding 2 years.
2010: Production begins on the second generation of the
Volvo S60.
2013: The film
Fast & Furious 6 was released in the UK & Ireland (initial release).
1971: The song “The Back Seat of My Car” by Paul and Linda McCartney was released on their album Ram.
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