Ratification. Mending the Family Kettle. The U.S. Senate passed the proposed amendment by the required two-thirds majority on June 8, 1866, and the House of Representatives passed it on June 13, 1866, which sent it to the states for ratification. No Virginians served in Congress when it submitted the amendment to the states.
The Father of American Railroads. John Stevens (1749-1838) was the scion of a prominent family in colonial New Jersey. During the Revolutionary War he served as state treasurer. In the postwar period he became intrigued by experiments in steam navigation by men such as John Fitch.
American Axle; former Chrysler VP takes old operations to new heights. What do you get when you cross a string of well-worn Corp. parts plants scattered throughout the rust belt with a zealot who wrote a book on manufacturing? At least in one case the result is an efficient, profitable private company called & Mfg.