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Jul 5, 2022

143 Highway Deaths over July 4th Holiday

July 5, 1962 - A record number of persons, 143, were fatally injured in highway accidents over the Fourth of July holiday. In the 30-hour...

Jun 18, 2022

N.Y.C. Traffic Commissioner Barnes Sounds Off on Women Drivers

June 18, 1962 - New York Traffic Commissioner Henry A. Barnes said today in a radio broadcast about women drivers: “I love them all, but...

Jul 5, 2021

New Record for July 4th Traffic Deaths

July 5, 1961 - A total of 509 persons died in traffic accidents over the 4-day Independence Day weekend, a record for any similar summer...