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History

The late 1800's in America was the start of many new things. In fact it was the time when all sorts of new and wonderful thing were being invented that really made things easier, and faster. Moving modern civilization at that point on. Thomas Alva Edison was the first to get the ball rolling when in 1876 established the first research lab. Edison also as you know invented the light bulb which of course literally lit the way for many other inventors to follow in a lot of ways he opened the door. Another great inventor is Alexander Graham Bell who invented the telephone in 1876 as well.

Later came the brilliant discovering of the transcontinental railroad. One man that was very influential was George M. Pullman. Pullman put together a factory for railroad cars. Then in 1864 while the railroad theme continued, C'redit Mobilier, which was a factory that stockholders in the Union Pacific Railroad formed was used to cheat people by changing them x amount of dollars to lay down track......


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