All posts tagged "engineering"
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14.2K1Business and LaborThe Grover Shoe Factory Disaster Shakes the Nation in 1905
In March of 1905, with spring weather coming, the operators of the Grover shoe factory in Brockton, Mass., decided to switch off...
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8.5K2New England PlacesSix French Place Names in Six New England States
French place names reveal much about the history of a city or town. They reflect the great historical events that took place...
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7.7K3Rhode IslandLillian Gilbreth, Genius in the Art of Living
Lillian Gilbreth hated the best-selling book written about her in 1948 because it depicted her as a sweet, stay-at-home mom who deferred...
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19.9K22Business and LaborThe Amoskeag Mill Disaster of 1891
At about 9:30 in the morning on October 15, 1891, Marcellus Gould, a superintendent at the Amoskeag Mills in Manchester, N.H., went...
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22.7K9bostonThe 6 Oldest Public High Schools in New England
The oldest public high schools in the United States all stand in New England, probably because the Puritans believed in educating children...
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5.7K7Business and LaborWhen Pratt Met Whitney the Sparks Flew – Literally
Amos Whitney came from American industrial royalty. His father was a locksmith, his grandfather a blacksmith and another wing of the family...
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