TERMS, LEGISLATION, AND KEY FIGURES FOR
DISCUSSION: Woodrow Wilson 1961 Federal Road Act Funds reelected rural road construction 1912 Lincoln Highway planned William H. Jatt 1908 - Henry Ford introduces elected model 1903 first motor trip across USA from San Francisco to NY Cleveland begins 1893 Duryea brothers manut. second term, first automobile financial crisis 1888 Frank I. Sprague introduces electric streetcar America celebrates 1876 Col. Albert A. Pope manuf. Centennial British style safety bicycle 1993 Century Freeway opens Clinton inaugurated in Los Angeles begins first term Gulf War ~ 1991 Congress integrates IS into overall transportation plan Nixon resigns 1974 - OPEC oil crisis Native Americans 1973 Federal Highway Act shifts launch protest at funs to mass transit wounded Knee Watergate breakin 1972 Gov. Francis Sargent refuses to build Boston Inner Beltway Jet offensive kerner 1968 Commission report on _ civil disobedience 1965 President Johnson signs Highway Beautification Act Congress passes 1964 Civil Rights Act Soviets launch >11957 I Sputnik Eisenhower reelected 1956 Congress passes Interstate and Defense Highway bill Congress commissions Allied landing in 1944 Interstate Highway system Europe 1940 . Pennsylvania Turnpike opens Hitler invades Poland 1939 World's Fair opens in New York city FDR inaugurated - 1933 Germany begins autobahn Stock Market crash 1929 Charles Lindbergh flies 1927 solo across Atlantic 1926 US Highway 66 opens 1924 First piece of Italy's autostrada opens Warren G. Harding 1921 _ Federal Highway Act elected 11 funds connector roads US enters WW I 1917 |