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Driving
1997 Ice skater Oksana Baiul injured slightly whiled driving intoxicated

1994 Jessica Tandy, actress (Driving Miss Daisy), dies of cancer at 85

1990 62nd Academy Awards - "Driving Miss Daisy," D Day-Lewis, J Tandy win

1990 47th Golden Globes: Born on 4th of July, Driving Miss Daisy win

1989 Mike Tyson is ticketed for driving 71 MPH in 30 mile zone in Albany

1988 Reggie Rogers, Det Lion's # 1 pick, kills 3 by driving intoxicated

1987 Alfred Uhry's "Driving Miss Daisy," premieres in New York City

1971 George Harrison is fined and his driving license is suspended for 1 year

1970 Mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try

1968 Jim Clark, of Scotland, world driving champ, dies at 32 in race car

1967 Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road

1965 John Lennon passes his driving test

1958 5-time world driving champion Juan Fangio kidnapped by Cuban rebels

1957 Dutch ban on Sunday driving lifted

1953 Vic Raschi sets pitcher record by driving in 7 runs and wins 15-0

1940 Bruce Beresford, Austral director, Driving Miss Daisy, Tender Mercies

1940 Mary Jo Kopechne, Ted Kennedy's driving buddy

1937 Morgan Freeman, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Driving Mrs. Daisy, Glory

1935 Driving tests introduced in Great Britain

1934 Driving tests introduced in Britain

1934 1st high school auto driving course offered (State College, Penn)

1927 [Herman] Junior Parker, rocker, Driving Wheel, In the Dark

1922 Vancouver, BC starts driving on the right side of road

1893 France issues 1st driving licenses, included required test



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