This Day in Auto History:

9.9.1904 William Thomas Gossett of the Ford Motor Company is born in Gainesville, TX 9.9.1915 Theodore Johnathan Emmert of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd. is born in Smithboro, IL 9.9.1932 James Gordon Buick, Controller of the Lincoln-Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company 1959-1975, is born in Beecher City, IL 9.9.1954 The first regular production Ford Thunderbird is built 9.9.1966 The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act becomes law in the United States

Source: Automobile History Day By Day, by Douglas A. Wick