A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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