Natural gas began in early 19th-century America as a public utility used mainly for streetlights and industrial purposes, with the Gas Light Company of Baltimore leading…
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ABOARD THE CRESCENT (AP) — There’s something melodic about watching the sun rise over a rural stillness broken only by… ABOARD THE CRESCENT (AP) — There’s…
For more than two and a half centuries, America’s story has been recorded on paper. In 1776, quill and ink were used to tell that story.…
The Industrial Revolution reshaped how Americans worked and lived, but those early factories were still anchored to the physical world. Business owners did not yet worry…
Oral health has long been separated from overall health — but that divide is beginning to close as research, policy and public awareness evolve. As the United…
The photo is one of the most iconic in American history. It was taken May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah. Two locomotives, one pointing east…
Canadian and American railroads began using the ground-breaking concept of using four time zones, East, Central, Mountain and Pacific time. As the United States marks its…
The health and wellness of modern federal workers is incredibly different than the first generation of civil servants in 1776. As the United States marks its…
The health of American workers has shaped the strength of the nation’s economy for a long time. From the creation of OSHA in 1970 to the…
The construction of the Interstate Highway System in the mid-20th century completely reshaped the physical and social geography of the United States, changing not just how…