July 18, 2014
by Building The World
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Hoover Dam is not only an achievement of hydroelectric engineering but a work of art. After the dam was designed from an engineering standpoint, architect Gordon B. Kaufmann joined the project to rework the design to add an artistic dimension: … Continue reading
August 24, 2013
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On August 28, 1963, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. stirred the hearts and minds of many when he delivered his famous “I Have A Dream” speech to those gathered in Washington, DC. The 50th anniversary of this turning … Continue reading
June 12, 2013
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http://www.publicdomainfiles.com/images_view/51/13525742419998.png Did the United States become a society driven by electricity because of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)? Tesla proved water could produce electricity; the Hoover Dam, followed closely by the Tennessee Valley Authority, supplied it. But it took Norris … Continue reading
June 6, 2013
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Colorado River in Mexico. Library of Congress, United States, LC-DIG-stereo-1s00953. Minute 319 might not solve the problem. Some say Mexico and the United States need to take a radically different approach. The November 10, 2012 decision of the International Boundary … Continue reading
September 11, 2012
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In the United States, Native American tribes are treated as sovereign nations. In the case of the Hoover Dam, supplier of the energy to run Las Vegas’ casinos’ lights, water rights for these sovereign nations differed greatly from those water … Continue reading