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The Real McCoy... The term "real McCoy" refers to the oiling
device used for industrial machinery. Elijah McCoy's
contribution to the lubricating device
became so popular that people inspecting new equipment would ask is the
device contained the "real McCoy." This helped popularize the American
expression, meaning the real thing |
Revolutionizing the shoe industry
Jan Ernest Matzelinger invented the shoe-lasting
machine (for attaching soles on shoes in Lynn, Mass. |
The Dred Scott Decision
One of the most important
cases ever tried in the United States was heard in St. Louis' Old
Courthouse. The two trials of Dred Scott in 1847 and 1850 were the
beginning of a complicated series of events which concluded with a U.S.
Supreme Court decision in 1857, and hastened the start of the Civil War.
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Revolutionizing the shoe industry
Jan Ernest Matzelinger invented the shoe-lasting
machine (for attaching soles on shoes in Lynn, Mass.
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Ice Cream Augustus
Jackson, a confectioner from Philadelphia, invented several ice cream
recipes and methods of manufacturing ice cream around 1832.
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The Statue of Liberty was 'inspired jointly by the end of the
American Civil War and the abolition of slavery in the United States,
and intended to honor Franco-American friendship and express the
admiration held by France's citizens for the constitutional democracy of
the United States...' |
The
Political Parties and Slavery ...'Southern
and Western Democrats allied along a moderate platform to extend
slavery...'
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