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Tag Archives: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truth to Power: US Senator McGee’s Fight Echoed in “Oppenheimer”
Senator Gale McGee of Wyoming was an important figure in the groundswell of political change occurring in his time. Notably, as one of the rare Democrats in the state’s predominantly political sphere, he brought his extensive knowledge of history to … Continue reading
Posted in American history, Biography and profiles, Entertainment history, Film History, Hollywood history, Motion picture actors and actresses, Political controversy, Political history, Uncategorized
Tagged Cold War America, Confirmation Hearings, Corruption, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gale McGee, Integrity, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Lewis Strauss, McCarthyism, Oppenheimer, Speeches, U.S. Senate, Wyoming Senators
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“Oppenheimer” and the Wyoming Senator Who Defied the U.S. President
Christopher Nolan’s latest film Oppenheimer depicts the dramatic events that surrounded the development of the atomic bomb and its aftermath. One of the key episodes in the film is the confirmation hearings for Lewis Strauss, who was nominated by President … Continue reading
65 Years Ago: Ellis Armstrong and America’s Interstate Highway System
Described as the largest public works project in the history of the world, the monumental Federal-Aid Highway Act that finally made possible the building of a planned super highway system was signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 29, … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Transportation history, Uncategorized, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Better Highways Information Foundation, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ellis Armstrong, Federal Highway Administration, Federal-Aid Highway Act, Highway Development, I-25, I-80, I-90, Interstate Highway System, Transportation Evolution, Wyoming Highway Commission, Wyoming Interstate System
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