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December 28, 1994 – Nissan Maxima named Motor Trend Import Car of the Year
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On this day in 1994, Motor Trend announced its annual Imported Car of the Year winner for the 1995 model year, the Nissan Maxima. First introduced
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The United States Federal Office of Price Administration (OPA) began its first rationing program to support WWII efforts on this
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Nissan can trace its roots back to the first Japanese automaker, Kwaishinsha Motor Car Works. The company’s original three investors
December 23, 1923 – A Rolls-Royce for the president
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December 22, 1937 – The Lincoln Tunnel opens
The 8,216 foot long Lincoln Tunnel, passing underneath the Hudson River between New York City and Weehawken, New Jersey, opened
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