Since 1978, when Michael Kahn of the Civil Aeronautics Board engineered the deregulation of the U.S. airline industry, passengers have been basking in fare decreases of up to 40 percent, while airlines have increased their ridership by up to 50 percent.   More  

On August 9, 2000, Firestone Tires launched a massive recall of tires mainly outfitting the popular Ford Explorer sport utility vehicles. Firestone finally agreed to pull the tires after much speculation that tire models radial ATX, ATXII and Wilderness AT were responsible for numerous accidents resulting in 62 deaths and 80 injuries. The recall number totals about 6.5 million tires still on the road out of the original 14.4 million produced.   More