Category: Infrastructure
Spindle Top: The Return of the Dinosaurs
On this day in 1901, the American oil industry is born as a gusher named Spindle Top blows; the United States would never be the…
“Welfare Capitalism”
On this day in 1914, Henry Ford announces a revolutionary wage scale of $5 per day, and reduces shifts from nine to eight hours. Against…
Life Begins
On this day in 1936, with the depression turning the corner, the first-ever issue of publisher Henry Luce’s “Life” appears on news stands. Luce and…
The Witch of November Come Stealin’
On this day in 1975, American Great Lakes ore freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in a gale-force Lake Superior storm, losing all 29 hands aboard….
The Lion’s Last Roar
On this day in 1956 Israeli forces, followed by French and British troops, invade Egypt, sparking the Suez Crisis, and bringing parts of Western Europe…
15 Miles on the Erie Canal
On this day in 1825, the Erie Canal opens, finally connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River and a man-made…
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