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On This Day in Automotive History: November 1

On This Day in Automotive History
November 1

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Birthdays: Ben Breig (1877), Arthur Legat (1898), Ken Miles (1918), Tommy Stenger (1922), Bob Veith (1926), Ted Whiteaway (1928), Ralph Roberts (1932), Jackie Lewis (1936), Paul Fess (1939), Fausto Merello (1940), Philip Smith (1943), Ted Garrabrandt (1945), Randy Smith (1949), Bruno Sotty (1949), Louis Gatto (1950), Earl Baker (1956), Dennis Strickland (1957), Dave Finley (1961), Kimberly Hiskey (1964), J.C. France (1965), Mike Franklin Jr. (1970), David Sterenberg (1970), Joey Clanton (1972), Bo Bice (1975), Nick Schumacher (1975), Tony Ackerland (1976), Michael Bockler (1976), Clay Huckaby (1976), Troy McNabb (1977), Roland Rehfeld (1977), Christian Murchison (1980), Ashley Taws (1983), Tom Kimber-Smith (1984), Michael Self (1990), Duarte Ferreira (1992), Brodie Kostecki (1997)

1909: An Office of Public Roads engineer and photographer leave Washington, DC, for an extended tour (through January 8, 1910) to collect information for use in reporting the results of object lesson and experimental projects and for illustrating contemplated publications.

1916: To implement the Federal Aid Road Act, OPRRE reorganizes, with two main branches (Engineering under P. St. J. Wilson and Management and Economics under J.E. Pennybacker, Jr.) and two general inspectors, T. Warren Allen and E.W. James. Engineering's Highway Construction and Maintenance Section will have charge of forest road work under Section 8 of the Act.

1923: The work of designating the 7-percent Federal-aid system is completed in accordance with the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1921. The original system consists of 168,881 miles. Based on certifications submitted by the State highway agencies, total road mileage amounts to 2,866,061 miles; thus the 7-percent system may include up to 200,624 miles.

1945: DuPont Motors turns over operations of Indian to Ralph B. Rogers.

1966: The film Hot Rod Hullabaloo was released.

1977: Transit Windsor was started.

2012: The film Wreck-It Ralph was released in 7 countries (initial release).