The founding of the Boy scouts of America: Founded almost 100 years ago. The boy scouts actually originated in Europe The overall purpose of the boy scouts is service to others.
Jesse James: him and his brother started robbing banks after the finished fighting in the Civil War.
The breakup of the standard oil company: It was divided into 34 separate companies including Exon Mobile and Chevron.
The great manure crisis of 1894: All of the horses in cities created a big problem because the had a lot of manure that piled up in the streets. it caused all sort of problems with disease and stench.
The invention of the plow: It was patented in 1897 and it was made out of cast iron at first but John Deere crated the steel plow which was much more efficient. It was a very important because it allowed for more land to be farmable.
The invention of the X-ray: it was created by accident when a man was working with cathode rays in his lab. He didn't tell anybody about it until he was sure it would work and he researched it more.
The wild mustang: They originated in in North America. They were really hard to break but they were very hard workers and they trusted easily. The Spanish brought them back over to North America in the 1400's after they were virtually extinct here.
The Early Cowboys: they started rodeos to show how tough they were.
The building of the Brooklyn bridge: It took 16 years to build it connected Brooklyn to Manhattan.
Ellis Island: it was started in 1892: They could get 1000 immigrant through the system in 24 hours. The first girl to come through was a 15 year old girl from Ireland, the last person to come through was a seaman who was also from Ireland.
Laura Ingles Wilder: She was a typical school teacher famous for writing books "the little house on the Prairie"
The statue of Liberty: Was a gift to the united states from France: At first we couldn't afford to build it. It was a symbol of freedom.
Labor unions: started because workers wanted better working conditions.
The introduction of the steam engine: When they were first invented they were very large and not that practical. The first steam engine used on a train was capable of going 18 miles an hour and only carried people.
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