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Ели Уитни

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Изобретателят на памучния Джин, Уитни пионер система за масово производство на взаимозаменяеми части. На Уитни памук Джин, които отделят памук от своите семена, нарастващото търсене на памук от ...

Елизабет Кейди Стантън

History; American history

Организатор на първата конвенция за правата на жените в Сенека Фолс, Ню Йорк, през 1848, Стентън ръководи борбата за жена избирателно ...

Доротея Дикс

History; American history

The leader of efforts to reform the treatment of the mentally ill.

A Missouri slave, Scott sued for his freedom on the grounds that his master had taken him onto free soil. The Supreme Court ruled in 1857 that Scott was not a citizen and that Congress had no power ...

Кони Айлънд

History; American history

Popular site of New York amusement parks opening in 1890s, attracting working class Americans with rides and games celebrating abandon and instant gratification.

Кубинска ракетна криза

History; American history

The conflict in 1962 prompted by Soviet installation of missiles on Cuba and President Kennedy's announcement to the American Public. After days of genuine fear on both sides, the two sides ...

Колумбов обмен

History; American history

The process of transferring plants, animals, foods, diseases, wealth, and culture between Europe and the Americas, beginning at the time of Christopher Columbus and continuing throughout the era of ...