Event:
Ford Motor Company begins using aluminum instead of steel in the body of its most popular truck, the F-150; the change has cost the company time and money in conversion of production lines but will make the vehicle more fuel efficient
More Notable Events on November 11:
1987 Judge Anthony M. Kennedy nominated to Supreme Court
1940 Willys unveiled its General Purpose vehicle - Jeep
1925 Robert Millikan announces discovery of cosmic rays
1921 President Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Arlington Cemetary)
1909 Construction of Navy base at Pearl Harbor begins
