The Pullman strikers not only received better wages as a result of the strike but also were successful in affecting economies in the majority of states throughout the union.

Mass public transportation was crucial to the growth of metropolitan areas and of industries employing large numbers of workers.

The selling of American holidays, the extension of age-old fairs and markets, has become a multibillion-dollar industry.

Industrialists and businessmen who contributed heavily to the temperance movement later became Prohibition’s most important opponents, primarily because of a rise in crime and hostility toward authorities and threats of increased taxation.

Privatization exists on a continuum ranging from the complete takeover of what was once public to the mere charging of a user fee for what was previously funded by a collective account.

Private security agencies began in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century alongside the public police force, and the industry has grown to be worth around $150 billion.

Because print has been necessary for businesses throughout American history, the printing industry has been an integral part of American corporate life.

The president of the United States guides the federal government, oversees the implementation of laws enacted by Congress, and recommends legislation to Congress.

As technological improvements in the ability to process poultry have increased and as health concerns about the consumption of beef have come to the fore, the poultry industry has increased its share of the market for meat and meat products, especially in the latter half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century.

The postal service has been an essential tool of American business since the country was founded.

The U.S. postal savings bank program provided limited banking service to an underserved population, kept money in general circulation, and provided the federal government with a cheap source of funds to help finance the public debt.

Pork, ham, bacon, and other pork products have been consistent parts of the American diet through most of the nation’s history, particularly among lower-income groups, for which they represent affordable sources of protein.

A grassroots movement that linked economic justice, poverty, unemployment, and homelessness to the broader Civil Rights movement during the 1960’s.

Since Charles Ponzi perpetrated his scheme on a large scale in Boston in 1920, many others have defrauded investors through what have become known as Ponzi schemes.

The ten-day delivery period provided by the Pony Express greatly shortened communication times between the East and West Coast of the United States and helped foster the development of the West.

A combination of favorable geographic conditions, climate, and world demand for the staple crops of the South led to the growth of these large-scale agricultural operations beginning during the early seventeenth century.

Ships and goods of uncountable value have been lost to piracy from the colonial days to modern times.

Pike’s journals provided detailed and colorful descriptions of the resources of the upper Mississippi Valley and the southern Great Plains, with data on their distribution and possibilities for future commercial exploitation.

Over the decades since the photographic equipment industry’s beginnings during the nineteenth century, it has evolved from serving a small, exclusive group of professionals to supplying cameras to a vast population of amateur photographers and hobbyists.

The United States leads the world in pharmaceutical research, spending more money than any other industry; in 2007, $58.5 billion was committed to the search for new medicines and vaccines.

The United States petroleum industry became a major factor in the country’s emergence as the world’s dominant economy and a global superpower during the twentieth century...

Pension and retirement plans became expected job benefits during the twentieth century, increasing the overhead of employment for many firms but also providing workers with significant income on retirement.