dec 30, 1955 - National Highway Act (1956) - authorizes construction of 42,000 miles of highways !! Why Eisenhower support this when he wants to reduce spending? -> it links all major cities in US, creates jobs, accelerate the growth of suburbs ++ hurts railroad b/c switch to trucking
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dec 30, 1955
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~ 70 years ago