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On This Day in Automotive History: May 28

On This Day in Automotive History
May 28

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Birthdays: Francesco Severi (1907), Clay Weatherly (1910), Vern Harriman (1922), Marvin Panch (1926), Ronnie Kohler (1927), Eddie Sachs (1927), John Barker (1928), Bob Cleberg (1929), Bernie Evans (1931), Bob Weatherly (1931), Bob Wente (1933), Tony Birchenhough (1934), Eppie Wietzes (1938), Gordy Rivenburg (1939), Barry Brooks (1940), Jim Mullen (1940), Nick Faure (1944), Alf Grant (1944), Dave Dunkin (1945), Gary Baker (1946), Kevin Weeks (1950), Tero Palmroth (1953), Richie Panch (1954), Ed Magner (1956), Rick Boysal (1960), Fernando Plata (1962), Henry Wallace (1962), P.J. Abbott (1964), Phil Massuch (1965), Jeff Neal (1965), Doug Murphy (1967), Gary Bedell (1968), Gina Cope (1969), Dara Khosrowshahi (1969), Kevin Trevellin (1971), Chris Lafferty (1977), Jason Callebs (1978), Terry Lawrence (1980), Carmen Jorda (1988), Jared Marks (1994), Jose Gutierrez (1996), Jesse Lazare (1997)

1889: Michelin was founded.

1925: Secretary of Agriculture W.M. Jardine addresses the Mid-West Transportation Conference in Chicago, Illinois, on "Public Sentiment and Highway Transportation." He concludes, "Railroad, waterway and highway transportation should be co-ordinated in order that each shall be developed to its highest point of usefulness without taking from another the functions which the other can perform to the better advantage of the public . . . to the end that the public needs will be met to the fullest possible degree and that a fair return upon the invested capital shall be assured to the agencies of transportation."

1991: N.W.A. released the album Niggaz4Life, which included the song “Automobile.”

2010: The film Road Train was released.

2019: The ESPN 30-for-30 episode Qualified first aired.

On This Day in Automotive History: May 28