The Invalid's Story | Compare and Contrast
1870s: Several people are killed in the United States' first national railroad strike, which threatens to damage the nation's trade. The strike is caused by a 10 percent wage cut in railroad employees' pay, the second such cut in four years.
Today: After terrorists use three commercial airplanes to attack the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, nationwide travel comes to a halt. Although people slowly begin to travel again a few months after the attacks, the tragic events help to plunge the nation into an economic recession. The...
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