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Hace 2 días · The negative associations related to Uncle Tom's Cabin, in particular how the novel and associated plays created and popularized racial stereotypes, have to some extent obscured the book's historical impact as a "vital antislavery tool".
Hace 4 días · Phineas P. Gage (1823–1860) was an American railroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable: 19 survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and behavior over the remaining 12 ...
Hace 4 días · A railway detonator, (torpedo in North America) or fog signal is a coin-sized device that is used as a loud warning signal to train drivers. It is placed on the top of the rail , usually secured with two lead straps, one on each side.
Hace 3 días · July 23, 2024. As part of a project reactivating Colombia ’s railroads, eight new routes have been announced and are currently under study. Credit: ANI. The government of Colombia has announced eight new potential railroads route as part of its program to reactivate the nation’s railroad service. The Colombian rail network ceased operations ...
Hace 5 días · A Chinese Immigrant Recalls the Dangers of Railroad Work. From the 1860s to the 1880s, thousands of Chinese immigrants found work in railroad construction in the West, notably on the Central Pacific line of the First Transcontinental Railroad, which was built primarily by Chinese.
Hace 13 horas · German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DBN.UL) slightly lowered its full-year operating profit and revenue forecasts on Thursday after huge investments in its run-down rail network, strikes and bad ...
Hace 4 días · In the first of those interviews, Colson Whitehead remembers what it was like to write and publish “The Underground Railroad”. “It was a wild time, definitely,” Whitehead said. “And I ...
