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Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Which is one?

He signed the 1956 law that created the Interstate highway system.

  1. Signed law creating the Interstate highways ✔
  2. President during the Great Depression
  3. First Secretary of State

Why: Eisenhower was a World War II general and the 34th president, and he signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. Franklin Roosevelt led during the Depression, and Jefferson was the first Secretary of State.

Huh, didn't know that: The Interstate system's full name is the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.

The dad joke
What did the highway say to the car? Let's take this one mile at a time.
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Sources

  1. USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version) https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/2025-Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf

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