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one of the greatest bridge builders that had ever lived. died of tetanus disease from a freight boat hitting his foot at a dock.
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Was a general for the union in the civil war and later became a very bad president.
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when his father died they were in the middle of building the brooklyn bridge so he took over.
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famous for his light bulb he invented considered the best inventor of his time. he had 1,093 patents in his lifetime
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you may have thought that they have been around for longer than just a couple hundred years ago but in 1847 the first stamps were made and they were 5 cents for benjamin franklin and 10 cents for george washington.
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stated as a cigarmaker then later on in life he helped make the American Federation of Labor
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was a leader in the Women's suffrage movement and had a big impact on our country. She was also at the forefront of the fight against child labor.
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The pony express was a mail service
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let people of there family's get land for free as long as they vowed to be a ctizen
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Ended slavery.
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gave all African Americans citizenship.
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Gave black people the right to vote.
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built by george eads was started in 1873
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made Chinese people stop immigrating to america because they worked for smaller wages. think abaout it for a moment if you where going to try out for a job and you wanted 1$ and then there was a Chinese guy who was trying for the same job and he wanted 50 cents who would the boss take.
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was the inventor of standard time
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was made by john roebling
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the Haymarket riot started when the cops were called and then some one lit the fuse to a ...well...bomb. 7 cops died and many injured.
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the strike involved Carnegie steel's homestead plant it lasted all ost six months
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the Pullman strike started when George Pullman lowered wages in his company and in his city didn't lower the prices
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with william jennings bryan didn't win but put up a good fight.(random date just real year)
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made by the wright brothers they made four brief flights.
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this amendment was so that the tax for richer people was higher and the tax for poor people was lower
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pretty much made it so you couldn't make transport or sell alcohol
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It gave the right to american women to vote
