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On This Day in Automotive History: November 7

On This Day in Automotive History
November 7

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Birthdays: John Soares (1918), Dick May (1930), Herbert Loewe (1937), Hughes Kirschoffer (1941), Dave Watson (1945), Bob Penrod (1946), Alex Ribeiro (1948), Mel Walen (1949), Philippe Haezebrouck (1954), Jonathan Palmer (1956), Ken Douglas (1957), Loren Beggs (1961), Joe Toussaint (1962), Harald Becker (1963), Mike Hovis (1963), Darwin Peters Jr. (1964), Alexander West (1965), Bob Aiello (1967), Bump Hedman (1968), Andy Houston (1970), Zak Brown (1971), Carlos Peralta (1973), Yann Goudy (1975), Giacomo Petrobelli (1975), Pierre Kaffer (1976), Tully Esterline (1977), Scott Coburn (1978), Yevgen Sokolovskiy (1978), Cam Strader (1979), Mike Larrison (1981), Josh Gilbert (1982), Frank Dumichich Jr. (1985), Jimmy Auby (1986), Chad Hackenbracht (1991), Felix Rosenqvist (1991), Max Calles (1995), Cody Ware (1995), Devin O'Connell (1997), Cole Timm (1998)

1940: In Washington State, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in high wind, only 4 months after opening. The way the suspension bridge twisted and heaved prior to collapse earns it the posthumous nickname "Galloping Gertie." PRA joined with other experts in research that led to the improvement of future suspension bridges, including the Mackinac and Verrazano-Narrows Bridges.

1963: Bureau of Public Roads participates in a meeting at Arizona Highway Patrol headquarters on making U.S. 66--nicknamed "Bloody 66"--safer between Chicago and Los Angeles. The meeting, which includes chiefs of traffic law enforcement agencies in the States through which U.S. 66 passes, is a prelude to stepped up enforcement under "Project 66."

1980: Steve McQueen died.

1991: The song “Jesus Built My Hotrod” by Ministry was released.

1996: The fifth generation Honda Prelude was introduced.

2006: Cars released on DVD.

On This Day in Automotive History: November 7