Today marks 100 years to the day that Britain joined the First World War.
The United States Civil Service Commission was a government agency of the federal government of the United States which was created to select employees of federal government on merit rather than relationships.resident Hayes' successor, James A. Garfield, advocated Civil Service reform, but was assassinated by a rejected office seeker, Charles J. Guiteau. Guiteau wanted a job via the spoils system, also known as patronage.
The US Highway System was created by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1925 as a response to the confusion created by the 250 or so named highways, such as the Lincoln Highway or the National Old Trails Highway.