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By 1872, the two brothers were partners in the firm, and it prospered under their management. Brookings traveled the country for the company and Cupples dominated the woodenware trade. Brookings became a millionaire by the time he was 30 years old and was a vice-president at the company. [2] In 1895, Brookings constructed Cupples Station.
The Brookings Institution, often stylized as Brookings, [3] is an American think tank that conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics (and tax policy), metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, global economy, and economic development. [4] [5]
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1918 – President Wilson's Fourteen Points, which assures citizens that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and postwar peace in Europe; 1918 – Republicans win back Congress in the Midterm elections. 1918 – Armistice agreement ends World War I; 1918 – Spanish flu pandemic begins; 1918 – Daylight saving time is first adopted
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Fujita was invited to Brookings in 1962 and, as a token of friendship, gifted the city his 400-year-old family katana. Fujita later sponsored a trip to Japan for Brookings high school students and returned to the city three more times in the early 1990s. In 1997, Fujita was made an honorary citizen of Brookings by the city council. [10]
Morris, Richard B. Encyclopedia of American History (1953 and later editions) online; Murray Robert K. The Harding Era 1921–1923: Warren G. Harding and his Administration. University of Minnesota Press, 1969, a standard academic study; Nevins, Allan and Louis M. Hacker. The United States and Its Place in World Affairs, 1918-1943 (1943) online
Longest American Flight by Brookins; With Two Stops He Goes in Wright Biplane from Chicago to Springfield, 187 Miles. Loses Wheel, But Goes On. Declares It Was a Trying Experience. Believes Chicago to New York Race Is Practicable. New York Times; December 11, 1911. Aviator Predicts 100-mile Airships; Walter Brookins Thinks We Shall Soon Have ...