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Rail road
The first westward-bound railroad in the United States was built between Baltimore and the Ohio River in Virginia in 1827. It was powered by a large sail, and by horses walking on a treadmill. By 1829, these early power sources had been replaced by the steam engine. Improvements to the locomotive continued throughout the century, making it an ever more popular method of transportation, capable of hauling more weight at faster speeds. -
Telephone 1876
1876, at the age of 29, Alexander Graham Bell invented his telephone. In 1877, he formed the Bell Telephone Company, and in the same year married Mabel Hubbard and embarked on a yearlong honeymoon in Europe.
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statue of liberty 1884
statue locad in new york. The statue was given to us by France.
The Statue of Liberty is 46,5 meter (151ft) high and together with the pedestal it reaches 93 meter (305ft). You can take the staircase inside the statue and walk all the way up the 354 steps to the crown from where you have a nice view over New York City.
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World War I
World War I (WWI), also called the First World War or Great War, was a major war centered in Europe that began in the summer of 1914 and lasted until November 1918. It involved all of the world's great powers,[4] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente) and the Central Powers (originally centered around the Triple -
Red scare 7th nov 1919
A. Mitchell Palmer claimed that Communist agents from Russia were planning to overthrow the American government. On 7th November, 1919, the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution, over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists were arrested. Palmer and Hoover found no -
Ford midal t
On May 26, 1927, Henry Ford watched the fifteen millionth Model T Ford roll off the assembly line at his factory in Highland Park, Michigan. Since his "universal car" was the industrial success story of its age, the ceremony should have been a happy occasion. Yet Ford was probably wistful that day, too, knowing as he did that the long production life of the Model T was about to come to an end. He climbed into the car, a shiny black coupe, with his son, Edsel, the president of the Ford Motor Comp -
Discovery of Oil
The discovery of oil at the beginning of the Depression, at a time when there was little disposable income for Venice's amusement industry, brought the possibilities of untold wealth for the community. The Ohio Oil Company brought in a wildcat well on December 18, 1929 on county property just east of the Grand Canal at Avenue 35 (now Eastwind on the Marina Peninsula), only two blocks from the ocean. The well initially produced 3000 barrels a day of deep sand oil from a depth of 6199 feet. The co
