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War Industries Board (WIB) was a United States government agency established on July 28, 1917, during World War I, to coordinate the purchase of war supplies...

In the United States, the automotive industry began in the 1890s and, as a result of the size of the domestic market and the use of mass production, rapidly...

United States Shipping Board (USSB) was established as an emergency agency by the 1916 Shipping Act (39 Stat. 729), on September 7, 1916. The United States...

Video gaming in the United States is one of the fastest-growing entertainment industries in the country. The American video game industry is the largest video...

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North")...

trade war led to higher employment in certain industries, tariffs led to a net loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs. The trade war reduced the United States' trade...

United States Lines was the trade name of an organization of the United States Shipping Board's (USSB) Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC), created to operate...

FMCSA is a division of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), which governs all transportation-related industries such as trucking, shipping...

The War Production Board (WPB) was an agency of the United States government that supervised war production during World War II. President Franklin D....

industry in the United States since the 1859 Pennsylvania oil rush around Titusville, Pennsylvania. Commonly characterized as "Big Oil", the industry...

The United States declared war on the German Empire on April 6, 1917, nearly three years after World War I started. A ceasefire and armistice were declared...

1960s. Employment growth in industries such as construction, finance, insurance and real estate, and services industries played a significant role in...

The United States Lighthouse Board was the second agency of the U.S. federal government, under the Department of Treasury, responsible for the construction...

United States was the world’s third-largest producer of raw steel (after China and India), and the sixth-largest producer of pig iron. The industry produced...

The cinema of the United States, consisting mainly of major film studios (also known metonymously as Hollywood) along with some independent films, has...

Koch Industries. "Koch Industries: Companies Overview". Koch Industries. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. "Summary of Koch Industries History"...

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive...

The United States Department of War, also called the War Department (and occasionally War Office in the early years), was the United States Cabinet department...

18, 2023. The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revolutionary War and was effectively...

The United States entered into World War I in April 1917, more than two and a half years after the war began in Europe. Apart from an Anglophile element...