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 | | Agriculture Technology Development in 20th Century | | by balisunset, Sep 16, 2008 | | The twentieth century brought an enormous amount of technology developed for and applied to agriculture. These developments may be examined by highlighting the patterns of technology in three areas—infrastructure, public sector, and commercial factory—as if they were seen in cross section. The patterns are based on combined material and institutional forces that shaped technology. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Louisiana Hurricane (1893) | | by balisunset, Sep 15, 2008 | | On the morning of October 2, 1893, Hurricane Chenier Caminanda, with winds peaking at a speed of 135 mph, struck the area southeast of present-day New Orleans. The hurricane then curved eastward across southeast Louisiana and turned northward over Alabama. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | The British North America Act of 1867 | | by balisunset, Sep 2, 2008 | | An act of the British Parliament creating the federal state since known as Canada. It united the separate colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a federal Dominion of Canada, while simultaneously dividing the old colony of united Canada into the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The capital of the Dominion was established at Ottawa. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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