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.
Image caption Aynsley China has had a factory in Longton since 1775. A ceramics company is planning to close its factory in Stoke-on-Trent with the loss of about 40 jobs. The owners of Aynsley China said its orders had fallen and the cost of running its Sutherland Road factory in Longton were phenomenally high. The brand would continue to be made in factories in China, it said.