Facts About Labor Day for Kids Brief Background During the late 19th century, while America was at the peak of the Industrial Revolution, American workers had 12-hour shifts per day for seven straight days to make a living to survive on. Factories and mines were at the height of demand an...
That’s a lot of rocks. I understand, not because I ever hauled that much stone anywhere. But, as a child, I spent many a summer plucking rocks from farm fields in southwestern Minnesota and tossing them into a wagon. Picking rock is hard work. Darn hard. Imagine the time, labor and...
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Yes, Al liked to party, and he was known as a heavy drinker later in life. But, as in the case of Babe Ruth, partying hard and working hard were not mutually exclusive. Both men left a verifiable trail of prodigiously hard work. When all the facts are considered, it seems likely t...
Britannica Quiz 50 States, 50 Fun Facts Quiz The largest glacial lake plain (more than 100,000 square miles [260,000 square km]) was formed by Lake Agassiz, which held the meltwaters as the latest glaciers retreated northward some 8,000 years ago. The southern part of the former lake...