General Dwight D. Eisenhower

FreightWaves Classics/Leaders: Ike led the US in war and peace – and launched the interstates

A sign that signifies the official name of the U.S. Interstate Highway System. (Photo: noehill.com)

Today marks the 121st anniversary of the birth of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was known to millions simply as “Ike.” He was born in Denison, Texas on October 14, 1890.

General Eisenhower speaks with men of the 101st Airborne Division, who jumped into France on the night before D-Day. (Photo: United States European Command)General Eisenhower speaks with soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division, who jumped into France on the night before D-Day.
(Photo: United States European Command)

For those who were not alive during World War II or the 1950s, Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II, overseeing the...

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FreightWaves Classics: U.S. Army’s Pershing and Eisenhower impacted the Interstate Highway System

Pulling a truck out of a ditch during the 1919 convoy. (Photo: brooklineconnection.com)

FreightWaves Classics has covered the history of the Interstate Highway System in previous articles. In those articles, it was noted that the U.S. Army organized the Motor Transport Corps Convoy to cross the United States. The convoy’s mission was to test the usefulness of existing roads in case of national emergency.

The convoy began its trip on July 7, 1919; 79 Army vehicles left Washington, D.C. to drive to San Francisco along the Lincoln Highway. The Lincoln Highway was one of the...

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