This Day in Auto History: 7.24.1878 The Green Bay-Madison (WI) automobile race concludes after six days elapsed time but just 33 hours, 27 minutes of actual running time for an average of 6 mph - the winners are Frank A. Shomer and A. M. Farrand in the Oshkosh steamer 7.24.1913 Soldier and diplomat Henry Albert Byroade, a longtime classic car enthusiast, is born in Allen County, IN 7.24.1923 The 100,000th Star is produced 7.24.1939 David Alec Gwyn Simon of the British Petroleum Company PLC is born in London, England 7.24.1952 Frederick Wilhelm Hohensee, the German-born associate of William C. Durant who helped design and build the first Chevrolet, dies in Yonkers, NY at age 83

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