At the Edison Illuminating Company, Henry Ford had flexible hours. He had time to visit local machine shops and learn more about making metal parts. And he had time to develop his new engine in a small workshop he built outside the Edison Company...
During the last few years of the 1890s, H. J. Heinz repeatedly showed his genius for promoting his company. While visiting New York City in 1896, he saw a sign advertising “21 styles of shoes.” He thought of the many different foods he sold. He knew there were more than sixty. But for some reason, he thought the number fifty-seven sounded right...
The 1914 Boston Red Sox featured three future members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Centerfielder Tris Speaker is considered one of best ever at his defensive position, and he led the Sox that year with a .338 batting average.
In the years after the Civil War, the legend of Jesse James and his outlaw gang filled newspapers and served as the inspiration for poems and songs. James helped create the legend himself, writing letters to newspapers in between his crimes, sometimes denying them, other times painting himself as a Robin Hood...
