Almost troops from Louisiana served in WWII. One Louisianan, Jefferson DeBlanc, won a Congressional Medal of Honor for . Today, there is a National WWII Museum located in . It was founded by to focus on Americans’ contributions to the war.

the completion of the erie canal spurred the first great westward movement of american settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the appalachians and made new york the preeminent commercial city in the united states.

on this day in 1913, henry ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. his innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes.