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What were the living conditions during the Industrial Revolution?

The Industrial Revolution, which began in England in the late 18th century and afterwards spread to the rest of Europe and the United States, caused massive sociological change. Before the Industrial Revolution, people lived in rural communities, and the manufacture of goods took place at home or in small shops, either by hand or with the help of rudimentary machines. The growth of factories forced factory workers to move from the countryside and cluster into housing constructed so rapidly that little consideration was given to public health. Outbreaks of diseases such as cholera and typhoid w..

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What was the IQ of Albert Einstein?

Even as a child Albert Einstein was interested in science. He was also a great music lover and played the violin and piano. He taught himself geometry when he was 12. He found school life difficult because of the strict discipline and left when he failed an exam at the age of 16. He became a Swiss citizen in 1901 and married Mileva Maritsch that same year. He worked in a patent office in Bern from 1902 until 1909. It was during this period that he obtained his Doctorate degree and published four research papers, including one on the topic of the Special Theory of Relativity, which featured the..

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What are some facts about the Hollywood theater with sidewalk handprints?

In 1968, the theater was designated a cultural and historic landmark. The Academy Award ceremonies for 1944, 1945 and 1946 were hosted at the famous theater, and its Hollywood Walk of Fame features the handprints, footprints and autographs of almost 200 celebrities. Well-known movie premieres at the theater include "The Wizard of Oz," "The Robe" and "Star Wars." Red carpet event movie premieres, featuring celebrity attendance and crowds of fans, continue to be held at the theater. The theater currently accommodates more than 900 moviegoers, and it features the third-largest North American movi..

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How many ships were in the First Fleet?

The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships that carried the people who established the first settlement in Australia, which was a penal colony. There were over 1,480 men, women and children aboard these ships. Six of the ships were carrying 579 male convicts, 193 female convicts and 14 convict children. The other vessels were two naval ships and three supply ships that carried animals, tools, building materials and clothing.

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How did mercantilism affect the American colonies?

The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to limit colonial trade to Britain only. If the colonies wished to trade with anyone else, they had to go through England first. This policy allowed England to collect revenue from taxation. However, there were certain products that the colonists could only trade with England. Initially that was cotton, tobacco and sugar but, in time, that list grew and continuously decreased the number of goods the colonists could trade with other countries.

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What is the history of voting booths?

Alfred J. Gillespie invented the standard voting machine at the end of the 19th century. The Standard Voting Machine Company of Rochester, New York manufactured the machines. By 1930, voting booths became present in most U.S. cities, and more than half of the country's population voted by lever by 1960.\nMechanical lever voting machines record the number of people who vote as well as their votes. Access to the voting booth was restricted to a single person, with exceptions being made for voters who require assistance to cast their vote. The last national election for which mechanical leve..

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How did Mexico gain independence from Spain?

Spain was an oppressive country over Mexico, and the European country did not let the Mexican people live independently from the laws that governed Spain. The Spanish king pushed for the Mexican people to live in a lower social class, and the Spanish army that ran the city was prejudice against the people of Mexico. The Mexican people grew tired of the oppression, the political offices, the monopolies and the modernization set by Spain, and enforced by the Spanish army.In 1821, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ordered the arrest of all of the Spanish people that lived in the city of Dolores. The Cath..

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When was the vacuum cleaner invented?

Only two known examples of the Whirlwind still exist today. One is located in the Hoover Historical Center in Canton, Ohio, and the other example belongs to a private collection. There is not a lot known about the Whirlwind, with most of the inventor's inventory having been destroyed in the great Chicago fire. The Whirlwind was made from mostly wood and canvas.

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What does the "D" in "D-day" stand for?

The term "D-Day" was initially used because the exact time and date of a military operation was not always known. Therefore, the military would refer to the unknown date as "D-Day", the day before it as "D-1", and the day after it as "D+1".\nThis most famously happened in the Normandy Landings, when "D-Day" was originally planned for June 5, 1944, but was delayed by 24 hours due to bad weather. Although the military continued using the term '"D-Day" for many subsequent operations, it is now only used in relation to the Normandy Landings.

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Where did Lewis and Clark cross the Continental Divide?

Once they crossed the divide, they continued on to Fort Clatsop on the Oregon coast. The group stayed the winter there before returning to St. Louis. It had taken the group a little less than 2 years to reach the fort, but it only took around 7 months to get back home with the route now known to them, which made for easier travel.

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