8th July 1919
Aftermath of War
President Wilson returns to the United States.
British tanks parked outside of occupied Cologne, Germany.
The U.S. Army sends an automobile convoy of 81 vehicles across the continental U.S. to test the road system. The voyage took 56 days, demonstrating the need for better infrastructure. Lieutenant Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower is part of the convoy.
28 year old Dwight D. Eisenhower(far right) poses for a photo in Ohio while on the Army’s first transcontinental motor convoy. This trip would influence his role in pushing through the Interstate Highway Act of 1956.
