2014 Event U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has been suspended for six months from sponsor organization USA Swimming due to a recent drunk driving charge; Phelps plans to enter a treatment program 2014 Event Texas Governor Rick Perry has been convicted of felony for threatening to block state funds from the office of District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg unless she resigned; the threat stemmed from Lehmberg's arrest for drunk driving 2014 Event Celebrity and pop singer Justin Bieber makes headlines when he is arrested for drunk driving, street racing and resisting arrest 2011 Event In Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, six women were arrested for practicing driving in an empty car lot; women are banned from driving on the road 1997 Event Ice skater Oksana Baiul injured slightly whiled driving intoxicated 1994 Death Jessica Tandy, actress (Driving Miss Daisy), dies of cancer at 85 1990 Event 62nd Academy Awards - "Driving Miss Daisy," D Day-Lewis, J Tandy win 1990 Event 47th Golden Globes: Born on 4th of July, Driving Miss Daisy win 1989 Event Mike Tyson is ticketed for driving 71 MPH in 30 mile zone in Albany 1988 Event Reggie Rogers, Det Lion's # 1 pick, kills 3 by driving intoxicated 1987 Event Alfred Uhry's "Driving Miss Daisy," premieres in New York City 1971 Event George Harrison is fined and his driving license is suspended for 1 year 1970 Event Mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try 1968 Death Jim Clark, of Scotland, world driving champ, dies at 32 in race car 1967 Event Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road 1965 Event John Lennon passes his driving test 1958 Event 5-time world driving champion Juan Fangio kidnapped by Cuban rebels 1957 Event Dutch ban on Sunday driving lifted 1953 Event Vic Raschi sets pitcher record by driving in 7 runs and wins 15-0 1940 Birthday Bruce Beresford, Austral director, Driving Miss Daisy, Tender Mercies 1940 Birthday Mary Jo Kopechne, Ted Kennedy's driving buddy 1937 Birthday Morgan Freeman, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Driving Mrs. Daisy, Glory 1935 Event Driving tests introduced in Great Britain 1934 Event Driving tests introduced in Britain 1934 Event 1st high school auto driving course offered (State College, Penn) 1927 Birthday [Herman] Junior Parker, rocker, Driving Wheel, In the Dark 1922 Event Vancouver, BC starts driving on the right side of road 1893 Event France issues 1st driving licenses, included required test
