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Adams, James Truslow, ed. Dictionary of American History (5 Vols. 1940) Kutler, Stanley I. ed. Dictionary of American History (3rd Edition 10 Volumes, 2003) Martin, Michael. Dictionary of American History (Littlefield, Adams 1989) Morris. Richard, ed. Encyclopedia of American History (7th ed. 1996) Purvis, Thomas L.
In the first U.S. Army victory since the disaster at the Little Bighorn, a punitive expedition led by George Crook destroys an Oglala Lakota village led by Chief American Horse at the Battle of Slim Buttes in present-day South Dakota. [161] 1877: Apr: The Homestake lode is discovered in the Black Hills of the Dakota Territory.
Coal replaced wood during the mid-19th century. In 1840 wood was the major fuel while coal production was minor. In 1850 wood was 90% of fuel consumption and 90% of that was for home heating. By 1880 wood was only 5% of fuel consumption. [75]: 415 Cast iron stoves for heating and cooking displaced inefficient fireplaces. Wood was a byproduct of ...
By the end of the 18th century, the threat of deforestation forced the English to use coke, a fuel derived from coal, to fire their furnaces. This shift precipitated a drop in iron prices since the process no longer required charcoal, the production of which was labor-intensive. This was a practice that was later adopted in the US as well. [55]
Most of the 13,000 striking controllers defied the back-to-work order, and were dismissed by President Reagan on 5 August. [49] Reagan ordered them to leave. Largest labor rally in United States history broke out in protest of Reagan's order. [49] 1981 (United States) Baseball Players' Strike occurred. [49] October 1982 (United States)
In addition to making production faster, the assembly line eliminated the need for skilled craftsmen because each worker would only do one repetitive step instead of the entire process. [ 34 ] The first Industrial Revolution had a profound effect on labor in the U.S. Companies from the era, such as the Boston Associates , would recruit ...
In the American Bell Laboratories, a method for recording of records obtained by microphone and tube amps for series production. Also in Germany working on it is ongoing since 1922. 1925 appear the first electrically recorded disks in both countries. At the Leipzig Spring Fair, the first miniature camera "Leica" is presented to the public.
[332] [359] After a 34-hour bombardment, on April 13, Major Anderson surrenders Fort Sumter to the Confederates since his supplies and ammunition are nearly exhausted and the fort is disintegrating under the Confederate cannon fire. [361] [362] Relief ships arrive but can not complete their mission due to the bombardment. [362]