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40 years
18 years
It was 34 years after the first continental railroad, that the Wright brothers flew their historic flight.
The transcontinental railroad was authorized in 1862 and completed in 1869. The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was created in 1887. Therefore, the ICC was established 18 years after the authorization of the transcontinental railroad.
1862 congress passed the pacific railway act
24years
1 year
987345 deaths were on the railroad
There are two syllables in the word railroad.
The underground railroad was named for the slaves' method of escape to freedom. "Underground" means the movement was secret and intentionally took place below the awareness of public officials and most members of society. The "railroad" designation took its name from the code for safe houses, which were called "stations" or "depots," and the participating abolitionists, who were called "station masters." In many respects, the underground railroad resembled a real railroad operation in that there were fixed routes, conductors, stations or depots, and a final destination. The underground railroad was the support network for slaves' freedom train.
This was a very stressful operation. many died of hunger, some of coldness, the rest couldn't find the next place to go. About 500-1000 were caught
NASA was established on July 29, 1958, which means it has been in operation for over 60 years.