I'd like to add one more issue to the discussion. The Industrial Revolution changed the concept of work in America on several levels. First, as productivity advanced, so did the need for more workers and more work hours. More people entered the workforce than ever before, actually causing a nationwide shift in polulation from the rural to the more urban areas, where the jobs were.
The State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, was established by the federal government ten years ago to provide health insurance to children in families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty line.
Bill Gates and his long-time friend, Paul Allen, started Microsoft to realize their joint vision of developing software for the emerging personal computer market. The pair founded Microsoft on April 4, 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.