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1 day ago · Panic of 1901. The Panic of 1901 was the first stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange, caused in part by struggles between E. H. Harriman, Jacob Schiff, and J. P. Morgan / James J. Hill for the financial control of the Northern Pacific Railway. The stock cornering was orchestrated by James Stillman and William Rockefeller 's First ...
2 days ago · In southern California, a group led by Los Angeles socialist Job Harriman established a self-sufficient agricultural community named Llano del Rio in 1914, with over 1,000 residents; moving to Louisiana in 1917 and building there a sawmill, broom factory, and other enterprises, Llano lasted until 1937. 20
2 days ago · Only a week before the election, Roosevelt himself called E. H. Harriman, the railroad king, to Washington, D.C., for the purpose of raising funds to carry New York. [9] Insider money, however, was spent on both candidates.
4 days ago · Butler, E. (2011) Milton Friedman: A Concise Guide to the Ideas and Influence of the Free-Market Economist. Harriman Economics Essentials. Butler, E. (2012a) Public Choice: A Primer. London: Institute of Economic Affairs. Butler, E. (2012b) Friedrich Hayek: The Ideas and Influence of the Libertarian Economist. Harriman Economics Essentials.
4 days ago · On June 15, 1813, the British fleet attacked Charlotte for government supplies. When word of this incident reached Sodus Point, the militia was called up to defend the Wayne County village should the British continue moving eastward. For five days the village waited for British ships.
4 days ago · Around Sept. 17, 2019, we will say goodbye to an old friend. On that day, Hots Point will close its door as owners Gary and Kelly Grey sell their business to the owners of Six 650. Let’s take a look at the history of this building which stretches back into the 19th century….
4 days ago · Book three in the Century Trilogy. The Century Trilogy concludes with Edge of Eternity, as we meet the next generation of the five families connected by fate half a century before. With the Cold War simmering to a boil and the civil rights movement in the United States gaining ground, the world is once again on a precipice of change.
