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A⁠⁠merica’s Interstate Highway System carries the lifeblood of the world’s largest economy, essential to the daily lives of almost every citizen today. It’s officially called the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, in honor of the president who championed its creation. But the commander-in-chief had a …

Winston Churchill, whose resolute leadership and combative spirit rallied Britain when it stood against Nazi Germany in some of the darkest days of World War II, was born in Oxfordshire, England, on this day in history, Nov. 30, 1874. Churchill was thrown into a cauldron of global warfare, also battling …