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AUTHORIZATION SIGNED ON THIS DAY IN 1973

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President Richard Nixon signing the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Act into law

The federal law authorized the building of an oil pipeline connecting the North
Slope of Alaska to Port Valdez and halted all legal challenges that had been
filed primarily by environmental activists who were against construction of the
800 mile pipeline. Construction work began in March of 1974 and was finished
in 1977.

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STARS HARLEY TO BE AUCTIONED!

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Steve McQueen

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(FoxNews) – No one will ever be as cool as Steve McQueen, but owning his Harley- 
Davidson might be the next best thing.

McQueen’s 1938 Harley WLD Solo Sport (above) will be sold at a Mecum Auctions
event in Anaheim, California. The bike still wears its original factory paint, and its 
odometer shows 21,000 miles.

The Harley’s pedigree is fully documented, including a certificate of authenticity
from McQueen’s 1984 estate sale. It also comes with a few of McQueen’s own
tools, which were found in a frame-mounted tool box when the bike was first
sold.

            mcqueen on life

posted by Bob Karm in Auction,Collectibles,CURRENT EVENTS,HISTORY,MAGAZINES,Memorabillia,MOVIES,New release,Transportation and have No Comments

TODAY IN HISTORY

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      Ed Donahue

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POSTCARD FROM PORTLAND ~ UNION DEPOT

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FROM PORTLAND’S PAST ~

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Token from the 1950s

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Operated within the city of Portland from 1956 to 1969

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Crossing the Hawthorne Bridge

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