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John A. Volpe

John A. Volpe, American soldier and politician, 61st Governor of Massachusetts (died 1994)

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Born
December 8, 1908
Died
November 11, 1994
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1908

About John A. Volpe

John Anthony Volpe ( VOHL-pee; December 8, 1908 – November 11, 1994) was an American businessman, diplomat, and politician from Massachusetts. A son of Italian immigrants, he founded and owned a large construction firm. As Secretary of Transportation, Volpe was an important figure in the development of the Interstate Highway System at the federal level. Volpe was born on December 8, 1908, in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Volpe attended the Wentworth Institute (later known as the Wentworth Institute of Technology) in Boston where he majored in architectural construction and entered the construction business, building his own firm in 1930.

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John A. Volpe timeline

  1. Volpe was born on December 8, 1908, in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
  2. Volpe attended the Wentworth Institute (later known as the Wentworth Institute of Technology) in Boston where he majored in architectural construction and entered the construction business, building his own firm in 1930.

The world when John A. Volpe was born

John A. Volpe was born in 1908. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John A. Volpe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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