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On This Day in Automotive History: November 21

On This Day in Automotive History
November 21

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Birthdays: Jack Petticord (1900), Johnny Rae (1907), Hermann Paul Muller (1909), Bob Schroeder (1926), Pierre Dumay (1928), Jim Stapley (1930), Corrado Manfredini (1931), Jean-Paul Cabana (1934), Jacques Laffite (1943), David Duffield (1946), Travis Carter (1949), Larry Thompson (1950), Bruce Vanderlaan (1952), Gerd Ruch (1953), Steve Lamke (1954), Patrick Watts (1955), Joe McCarthy (1956), Joe Niemiroski (1956), Jean Messaoudi (1957), Bob Doyle (1959), Cathy Muller (1962), Doug Harrington (1964), Bobby Verdon-Roe (1965), Katsutomo Kaneishi (1968), Shane Hubbard (1970), Nicole Pretty (1970), Stephane Salini (1970), Chris Davidson (1977), Dane Carter (1978), Simon Pullan (1982), Indy Dontje (1992), Scott Heckert (1993), Ruben Garcia Jr. (1995), Brenden Queen (1997)

1911: In Richmond, Virginia, at the first American Road Congress, sponsored by the American Association for Highway Improvement, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson tells participants, "The effect that [good roads] will have in increasing the value of farms, in making the lives of farmers and their families much more full of comfort and in the general benefit conferred by greater ease of intercommunication the country over, cannot be exaggerated." Director Logan Page addresses the congress as well: "It is necessary that a thorough campaign of education be conducted in every locality where the burden of bad roads hangs like a millstone about the necks of the people."

1918: The Associated General Contractors of America is formed, with a membership of 97 general contractors, responding to a call of first president Daniel A. Garber, who said: "Organized [the contractor] can serve his own legitimate interests, open the gates for great prosperity, benefit the country in normal times, and serve it royally in emergencies . . . ."

1975: FHWA issues regulations to promote increased use of minority business enterprises (MBE) in Federal-aid highway activity. States must identify MBEs, ensure prime contractors using subcontractors take affirmative action to consider MBEs, and report MBE participation to FHWA quarterly.

1999: Clayton, Dubilier and Rice purchased Allied Van Lines and merged it with North American Van Lines to create Allied Worldwide.

2001: Frederick ‘Bud’ Wright named Federal Highway Administration Executive Director.

2008: Source Interlink closed the magazine Sport Compact Car after 20 years of publication.

2010: The first episode of the American version of Top Gear aired.

2020: The film Become Who You Are was released.