The Oil Pipeline Organizations And The Main Tin Smelter

The Texas City disaster took place on April 16th, 1947, with the detonation of 2300 tons of ammonium nitrate, near the Texas City docks. The Grandcamp was set to embark on an assigned trip to Europe to help in the reconstruction of various countries in the aftermath of the Second World War. The ships were loaded with 32.5 % ammonium nitrate fertilizer, which is a high explosive used in military and mining operations. The result of which was a DDT which is a deflagration to detonation causing a massive explosion leading to many deaths, destroyed homes, and the surroundings being ruined. The leading causes of this horrific tragedy were poor transportation and storing laws of ammonium nitrate which was a main component in the disaster, if these two components had have been handled with more care the lives of innocent people would not have been lost.

Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David Von Drehle gives readers a look into one of the most significant tragedies to take place in the United States. Before writing this book, Von Drehle was an American journalist working with The Denver Post, Miami Herald, Washington Post, and Time. Von Drehle is a very accomplished writer as he has won several awards those which recognize his excellence in young journalism, among these are, the Livingston award and the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award. Triangle was written with amazing descriptions that transport you to the day in 1911 where the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire took place. The book gives its audience a chance to experience what not only that horrific day was like, but what most days were like for factory workers. Von Drehle believes that “the fire was a crucial moment in American history that forced fundamental reforms from the political machinery of New York and the whole nation.” (Von Drehle 3)

The smoke is filling up more rooms. It’s very hard to see. We have two animals, but where’s the third? She’s nowhere to be found and it’s not safe to stay inside. My dad has breathed in so much smoke. “I just want to lay down Bailey,” he states. He can’t lay down, we are almost to the door. Sirens are blaring from the fire trucks outside. Volunteer firefighters are running in without gear on to try and fight this fire themselves. In a small town, everyone knows everyone and they want to do whatever they can to help out.

“For through observation and exploration of those lands and coasts, both by land and sea, it must be recognized that these settlements must be the rampart, fortress, and the defense of all this New Spain.” (pg. 1). The author Jesus F. de la Teja takes a objective look of settlement of San Antonio and its surroundings. His book covers over the course of a period of the 18th Century. His writings describe the life of the settlers, economics, living conditions, and their use of the land. He does a superior job of characterizing the early Texas Colonial settlers’ daily life.

Smoke and flames were spewing out of gaping holes bored by American Airlines’ Boeing 767 that crashed between the 93 and 99 floors on the North face of the 110- story building. Each of the North Tower floors were roughly an acre. The top 20 floors engulfed in flames, he was staring at a 20- acre fire raging 90 stories above. He thought in his head that, This is the most unbelievable sight I’ve ever seen. Meldrum parked the fire truck on the West Street in front of the

Ever since The United States joined World War I, Texas has had to play its role and help the country. WWI was a very demanding war, which required any country who took part in it to be prepared with supplies. Since the Northern part of the United States was abundant in factories, the southern part was responsible for the agriculture. Furthermore, Texas was extremely efficient and supplementary with land and was able to grow, produce, and provide whatever the agricultural committee requested. The economic effects that World War I was able to make on Texas were Victory Gardens being planted in Texas, Participation of Texans in Wheatless Wednesdays and Meatless Mondays, Texas being the core of military bases and training camps in the US, the increased

War-related industry lured farmer, small-town residents and others into developing urban centers. Many workers were women, and many were other than Caucasian. Texas quickly became more urban than rural, with a net population growth of 33%,and the Great Depression became merely a memory.

The Texas revolution has fascinated Americans for more than a century now, from the epic martyrs of the Alamo to the unexpected victory of San Jacinto. Lost in all the glory and pain are some forgotten actors like the New Orleans Greys volunteers or the land speculators. Indeed, the ‘’Crescent City’’ always seems to be left out of classical interpretation of the revolutionary scheme of the Texas. What was the role of New Orleans? By looking at newspapers published between 1836 and 1839, the city implication would be put into perspective, using Texan battles description, drafting lists and land sales ads, to provide insight on the military implications and commercial ties. The Texan revolution is more than a stand alone event, but one who

At 12:01, with the echo of the last bell lingering in the air, the one-hundred pounds of dynamite hidden in the wagon exploded (Andrews, 2014). Shrapnel encompassed the immediate area; people were dropping everywhere. The structures nearby shook as the shock wave slammed through the exterior walls. The cloth awnings that overlooked the streets burst into flames (Bellows, 2007). Next, came a rain shower of glass that drenched the streets from the shattered windows. Nearby, World War I veterans experienced a scene of devastation very similar to that of the battlefields. They initially suspected that cause of such destruction had come from the skies (King, 2011). One witness wrote, “ It was a crash out of a blue sky, an unexpected, death dealing bolt which in a twinkling turned into a shamble the busiest corner of Americas financial center” (Gage 2002).

In the Chapter 1 of From South Texas to the Nation by John Weber, he discusses the significance of South Texas and its origins. The Wages of Development in South Texas and Northern Mexico is a crucial part of the makeup of how trends in Mexico during Porfirio Diaz's regime and how the Mexican Revolution affected migration and economic development in South Texas. This allowed for Texas to become the foundation for the creation of one of the most productive and plentiful agriculture. Massive demographic changes and isolated regions forced many people began to heavily rely on wage labor and land growing. These changes were the result of the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution because of many citizens finding themselves displaced due the war. Ultimately, this lead to year of chaotic change and war violence that altered the economic and social future of South Texas. The increased capitalization in South Texas spread rapidly in ranching lands into desired farm properties. This resulted in a booming economy and social tensions within Mexican-American farmworkers in South Texas. Overall, these changes affected South Texas residents which presented them with various struggles with the Mexican Revolution.

The historical backdrop of Texas governmental issues additionally is, to some extent, the account of how the different strands of Texas political society have been joined to frame times of strength, and in addition bumping, harsh snippets of profound situated

On April seventeenth, year 2013, a vast blast caused by several bins of fired ammonium nitrate fertilizer at the West Fertilizer Company and distribution facility in West, Texas occurred (Lateef, 2013). This disaster caused 35 people dead, which included 12 volunteer firefighters, no mention that over 100 people living nearby injured. (Dave 2014). The purpose of this report is to analyze the causes of this tragedy to find the shortage of storing flammable fertilizers in West fertilizer Company, also to provide a safer way or strategy to prevent a similar accident which may occur in the future time.

The date was March 25, 1911. It was a particularly warm spring evening in New York City. Located in the heart of Manhattan the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was located on the last three floors of the Asch Building in the downtown area. The clock read 4:45p.m, fifteen minutes before the women working inside would be receiving their checks and then be let out for the night. Little did anybody know that in just a few short seconds it would be the site of the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city.

It is March 28, 1911, you wake up, make your coffee, and begin reading the newspaper, you notice a large printing at the top, reading, “148 leap to death or perish in fire.” As you read on, you come to realize that three days ago, women and men that lived on your street, are now dead due to a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.

By the early 1900’s, everybody was on the search for what was considered black gold, and they would do whatever it took to get a taste of it, as it could turn a person into a millionaire in an instance. It wasn’t until 1901 before Oil(black gold) was found in Spindletop, and with it, Texas would would never be the same. With oil being discovered in all sorts of different places, people started going to these towns and creating what is called boomtowns. These boomtowns started popping up everywhere, and every once in awhile, a few lucky wildcatters(Someone in search of oil) and prospectors would become millionaires. The oil also brought many spinoff jobs with it, such as roadside diners and places to stay. There was so much oil in Texas that