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An area of the globe that observes one standard time of day changes about every 15 degrees longitude
TIME ZONE
Who invented the telephone
ALEXANDER GHRAHAM BELL
A law passed by congress in 1862 that offered two companies' loans and free land on which to build a railroad
PACIFIC RAILROAD ACT
Who worked on both the electric light bulb and the telephone
LEWIS LATIMER
A railroad that crosses an entire continent
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
Who was the child of escaped slaves
LEWIS LATIMER
A method of manufacturing where products are carried on a moving belt to workers who remain in one place
ASSEMBLY LINE
Who helped organize major strikes and cofounded the industrial workers of the world
MARY HARRIS JONES
Who invented the electric light bulb
THOMAS EDISON
Who was an American labor - union leader
SAMUEL GOMPERS