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Article: Proclamation 7308--National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2000.(Brief Article)
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- May 22, 2000
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May 15, 2000
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Throughout the past century, America's national transportation system has played a crucial role in strengthening our economy, protecting our safety, and improving the quality of life for all Americans. Interconnecting networks of railroads, ports, and waterways have transported millions of passengers and billions of dollars' worth of freight. Our national highway system connected cities to rural communities and people to jobs. The Wright Brothers' invention of the airplane gave birth to a world-class aviation system that revolutionized travel, created new industries, ...