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.
Joseph Henry. Pioneer of electromagnetism, motors, generators and telegraph, The accomplishments and life of Joseph Henry, Jr. (1797-1878). Joseph Henry and Michael Faraday are the founding fathers of the electrical industry and electrical technology.Electric motors, generators, transformers, radio and the telegraph all function on electromagnetic principles discovered by these men who worked on opposite sides of the Atlantic.oseph Henry. Pioneer of electromagnetism, motors, generators and telegraph, The accomplishments and life of Joseph Henry, Jr. (1797-1878). Joseph Henry and Michael Faraday are the founding fathers of the electrical industry and electrical technology.