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On this day in history: Mechanical reaper patented, 1834
The Modern Historian | June 21st 2008 by Kevin Grieves
In the early nineteenth-century, a Virginian called Robert Hall McCormick spent his time developing various inventions on his farm in Rockbridge County. In 1831, he passed the development of one such invention, a mechanical reaper, to his son, Cyrus, read more
On this day in history: Haymarket Affair, 1886
The Modern Historian | May 4th 2008 by Kevin Grieves
In the late nineteenth-century workers' groups around the world agitated for an eight hour working day. To this end, in October 1884, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions called for a general strike of all federated members in the Uni read more
Cyrus McCormick, Ad Man
Chicago History: The Journal of an Amateur Historian | March 13th 2008 by ChicagoBookBabe
Cyrus McCormick, once said, "Trying to do business without advertising is like winking at a pretty girl through a pair of green goggles. You may know what you are doing, but no one else does."Advertising and McCormick's army of salesmen were partly r read more
FUTURES HISTORY AND USEFUL LINKS
Forex Advice Online - Protrading Marketplace | June 8th 2007 by Index FX
In the 1840s, Chicago had become a commercial center with railroad and telegraph lines connecting it with the East. Around this same time, the McCormick reaper was invented which eventually lead to higher wheat production. Midwest farmers came to C read more
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