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Horn & Hardart was a company that operated the first food service automats in Philadelphia, New York City, and Baltimore. Learn about its history, popularity, and decline from 1888 to 1991.
Learn about the history, types, and applications of tunnel boring machines (TBMs), also known as moles or worms, that excavate tunnels through various materials. Find out how TBMs work, how fast they can tunnel, and what challenges they face.
Partnership with foreigners was forbidden and the sale of fish was tightly controlled to ensure freshness and restrain profit, which was limited to one penny in the shilling. Nevertheless, the guild grew rich and, after Edward's victory over the Scots, was able to make a great show, including one thousand mounted knights .
A fish hatchery is a place for artificial breeding, hatching, and rearing fish and shellfish for aquaculture or conservation. Learn about the benefits, methods and challenges of hatchery production, and the examples of common species raised in hatcheries.
On September 5, 1972, at 10:25 ICGV Ægir, under Cdr. Guðmundur Kjærnested's command, encountered an unmarked trawler fishing northeast of Hornbanki.The master of this black-hulled trawler refused to divulge the trawler's name and number, and, after being warned to follow the Coast Guard's orders, played Rule, Britannia! over the radio.
A cutter is a name for various types of watercraft, such as a sailing vessel with two or more headsails, a governmental enforcement agency vessel, or a fast-sailing vessel. Learn about the different definitions, features and uses of cutters, especially the gaff-rigged cutters of the 18th and 19th centuries.
A shaper uses a single-point cutting tool that moves back and forth over a workpiece to machine a straight, flat surface or other features. Learn about the history, types, operation, uses and examples of shapers in metalworking and woodworking.
Wednesday's release shows the US labor market added fewer jobs than initially reported in the 12-month period ending in March 2024 but economists are wary about reading too much into the release.