June 6, 2001, President George W. Bush Remarks at the Dedication of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia PDF Details Suggested Searches References to the Normandy Invasion or D-Day in the Congressional Record References to the 75th anniversary of D-Day in the Congressional Record Related Resources Publications available for sale from GPO's Online Bookstore Veteran D-Day stories from the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project D-Day related records from the National Archives Commemorating World War II, 75 Years After D-Day from Defense.gov

Published: March 3, 2023 Featured Content Commemorating 90 years since Franklin D. Roosevelt was first sworn into office as President of the United States In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover in a landslide and would go on to be elected three more times as president. His first inauguration took place ninety years ago, on March 4th, 1933, during the Great Depression.

Together, the uniting forces of our communication and transportation systems are dynamic elements in the very name we bear – United States. Without them, we would be a mere alliance of many separate parts." Source: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library - An excerpt from President Eisenhower’s Message to Congress regarding highways, February 22, 1955 Timeline – Source: Federal Highway Administration 1930s – Planning began for the Interstate System. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1938 called on the Bureau of Public Roads (BPR), the predecessor of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), to study the feasibility of a toll-financed system of three east-west and three north-south superhighways. 1941 – President Franklin D.

Legislation 70 Stat. 374 - Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 - June 29, 1956 PDF Details 23 U.S.C. - HIGHWAYS PDF Details 49 U.S.C. - TRANSPORTATION PDF Details Additional Resources U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Learn more about the history of the Federal Highway Administration, the laws that shaped the Federal-Aid Legislation, and the Interstate System on the FHWA website.

Published: September 6, 2023 Featured Content National History Day Celebrates 50th Anniversary National History Day**®** (NHD) is a non-profit education organization established in 1974 that provides educational programs helping students and teachers influence the future through discovery of the past. The National History Day**®** Contest is a year-long academic program focused on historical research, interpretation, and creative expression for 6th to12th-grade students.

Published: September 22, 2022 Featured Content Resources on the theme of "Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas" National History Day**®** (NHD) is a non-profit education organization established in 1974, that provides educational programs helping students and teachers influence the future through discovery of the past. The National History Day**®** Contest is a year-long academic program focused on historical research, interpretation, and creative expression for 6th to 12th-grade students.

Published: September 16, 2024 Featured Content Resources on the theme of "Rights and Responsibilities in History" National History Day**®** (NHD) is a non-profit education organization established in 1974 that provides educational programs helping students and teachers influence the future through discovery of the past. The National History Day**®** Contest is a year-long academic program focused on historical research, interpretation, and creative expression for 6th to 12th-grade students.

Published: May 23, 2016 Featured Content Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, commonly known as the Warren Commission, was created by President Lyndon Johnson and chaired by Chief Justice Earl Warren to investigate President Kennedy's assassination.

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Published: December 7, 2023 Featured Content A Day to remember and honor United States citizens killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 On August 23, 1994, the United States Congress designated December 7th of each year as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. All American flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset honoring those who lost their lives as a result of the attack on the U.S.