... by a huge degree. Even so the north was transformed into a mythical place to the to-be migrants, through word of mouth, into a Promised Land of unlimited opportunities and equality. The steam train, which was the main form of transportation that brought the migrants north, became almost magical. In fact the imagery of the train has often been present in the blues ... , musicians would often try and imitate the sound of a train engine with guitars for the chugging and harmonica for the train whistle. Unfortunately many black people who moved north were somewhat disappointed with their "Pr...

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... for human rights until he retired on June 27, 1991. McCoy, Elijah Elijah McCoy (1843 or 1844-1929) was a mechanical engineer and inventor. McCoy's high-quality industrial inventions (especially his steam engine lubricator) were the basis for the expression "the real McCoy," meaning the real, authentic, or high-quality thing. Morgan, Garrett Garrett Augustus Morgan (March 4, 1877 - August 27, 1963), was an ... ...

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... eighties, but nterest soon dropped however, because the crisis was soon solved. Today the current surge of interest in electric vehicles replacing the internal combustion engine, or ICE, is due strictly to one concern, air quality. The world's population is booming and cars are polluting the world's cities, ... , "Its hard to see that we can't build an electric vehicle that's cheap, or maybe even slightly cheaper than our current internal combustion engine vehicles. The bottom line on the cost is in the battery."(Sperling 1996). The way people buy cars has changed also. By 1994 some ... ...

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... A TIME OF ECONOMIC BOOM IN THE USA? In the second half of the 19th century, the USA had become an industrial giant. The first industrial revolution, based on coal, brought steam engines, steel, railways and mechanisation. The second industrial revolution, based on electricity and oil, was sparked by the First World War. Wartime demands encouraged the development of new materials and ... this he industry also eventually began to suffer. n the second half of the 19th century, the USA had become an industrial giant. The first industrial revolution, based on coal, brought steam engines, ste...

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... lighting was also installed and paid by the people who lived there. Fire-fighting was also implemented. Since the water was awful to drink, a plan to build a waterworks plant, using a steam-powered pump, had begun in 1774, but construction halted for the Revolution. Taverns were the main place to meet for business. Policemen were also hired in 1762. Drunks, light offenders ... ...

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... . One of the people secretly wiretapped by Hoover's FBI was civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. This fact illustrates JFK's cautious approach to the Civil Rights Movement, which gathered steam during the early 1960s with sit-ins, strikes, and the famous "freedom rides" across the Deep South. In the fall of 1962, a black student named James Meredith attempted to enroll ... ...

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... field of nature and art and to harness them to draw the machines of man. It was he who first showed how to transform the toy of Arago into an engine of power; the "laboratory experiment" of Baily into a practically successful motor; the indicator into a driver; he first conceived the idea that the very impediments of reversal in direction, the contradictions ... ...

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