Upon the start of the Korean War in 1950, the United States Army and Air Force enters the battle on president Harry Truman's authorization. The military Truman sends was lead by General Douglas MacArthur, who was a key leader to push North Korea deep back into their territory. (Note: I accidentally placed this event yesterday)
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A "Historic Route 66"
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Route 66 was a famous direct road between Los Angeles and Chicago that ran about 2,200 miles (3,540 kilometers) in its heyday from November 11th, 1926 to June 27th, 1985. Today in history was the day that this original road had been decertified. The road was becoming abandoned as newer, faster highways were being developed. Route 66 had become an old, obsolete road. After decertification, much of the road had become smaller roads in towns or completely abandoned. Shortly after, organizations in Arizona and Missouri formed to preserve portions of the road. In 1990, Missouri adopted the Missouri section of Route 66 a "State Historical Route," where the first Historic Route 66 sign was displayed. Slowly, other states also began to preserve Route 66, but also went to national attention when Bill Clinton signed the National Route 66 Preservation Bill. This provided $10 million in funds to preserve and restore historical features along the route.
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Wigwam Hotels that inspired
the Cozy Cone Motel in Cars |
Route 66 runs through eight states, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. It was the main road that cut through the small town of Radiator Springs in the 2006 Disney Pixar movie, Cars. The creators of Cars actually took bits and pieces of Route 66's history and attraction and included it in the movie. For example, the Cozy Cone Motel is based off of Wigwam Motels in Arizona and California along the road. Today, many tourist, like the creators of Cars, travel down and reminisce the beautiful and classical historical wonder that is Route 66.
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