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On This Day in Automotive History: November 11

On This Day in Automotive History
November 11

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Birthdays: Johnny Jenkins (1875), Roland Free (1900), Bill Cummings (1906), Piero Scotti (1909), Ken Marriott (1919), Maria Teresa de Filippis (1926), Martino Finotto (1933), Bob Polverari (1936), Vittorio Brambilla (1937), Sam McQuagg (1937), James Sears (1940), Ed Hage (1941), Gerard Vial (1941), Peter Bernhard (1943), Al Holbert (1946), Pierre Pagani (1950), Steve Slacks (1955), Ron Daniel (1956), Rudi Seher (1956), Roy Payne (1957), Stephen Day (1963), Jim Pettit II (1964), Tony Schwengel (1964), Gil de Ferran (1967), Loni Richardson (1970), Duncan Huisman (1971), Chris Coker (1972), Chris Horn (1973), Rob Morgan (1973), Tim Woods (1974), Rick Tackman (1975), Barry Bodine (1977), Jeremy Curtis (1977), Kenny Forth (1978), Michael Valiante (1979), Julian Theobald (1984), Tyler Church (1988), Andy Hanson (1988), Lewis Williamson (1989), Dylan Garner (1998), Callum Ilott (1998), Chase Purdy (1999)

Deaths: William D. Packard (1923), Red Byron (1960)

1915: Director Logan Page resigns from ARBA's Board of Directors to protest "a breach of faith" when ARBA decides to hold a separate convention after agreeing to hold a joint convention with the American Highway Association during the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in Oakland, CA.

1920: The National Advisory Board on Highway Research, largely supported by Bureau of Public Roads, is formed to "assist in outlining a comprehensive national program of highway research and coordinating activities thereunder; organize committees for specific problems; deal with ways and means; and act in a general advisory capacity." It becomes the Highway Research Board in January 1925.

1974: State and FHWA employees begin the first 5-day Water Quality Workshop, which was held in Dallas, Texas, and conducted by the California Department of Highways, in cooperation with FHWA. The objective is to show that water-quality investigations are a major item of concern in planning transportation systems and developing the required environmental impact statements.

2008: Kevin Costner and Modern West released their album Untold Truths, which included the song “90 Miles an Hour.”