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Federal-Aid Highway Act

United States of America · Economy / Infrastructure. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1956

Dwight David Eisenhower29 June 1956

Washington · Economy / Infrastructure

The Act launches construction of the Interstate Highway System.

Names involved

Dwight David Eisenhower

Provenance

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