The use of the term paramilitary is debated, with different people differently classifying groups as paramilitary or not based on disagreements about the definition.
Rhode Island Mill. With the support of a Quaker merchant, Moses Brown, Slater built America's first water-powered cotton spinning mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. By the end of 1790, it was up and running, with workers walking a treadmill to generate power.
Volvo chooses South Carolina for auto plant. Volvo announced Monday that it will build a $500 million factory in Berkeley County to produce 100,000 cars a year. Construction on the Swedish automakerâs first U.S. plant will start this fall with the first cars produced in 2018. The South Carolina plant will add to four Volvo factories in Europe and China, where the automakerâs parent company is based. Volvo usually makes two models of vehicles at its plants, company spokesman Jim Nichols said. but the automaker has not decided which models will be built in South Carolina.