On this date in 1882, the world’s first hydroelectric power plant began operating on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin. Inspired by Thomas Edison, a man named H.F. Rogers built the facility using a water wheel to power the lights in the Appleton Paper and Pulp Company, a nearby building and his home. Soon, hydroelectric power plants were spurring industrial growth in many parts of the country. Today, 407 hydroelectric power establishments across the U.S. produce about 7 percent of our electric power. Nationally, between 36 and 39 percent of the more than 4 trillion kilowatt hours of electricity generated is from coal-fired plants, followed by those using natural gas, and nuclear power. You can find more facts about America’s people, places and economy, from the American Community Survey, at <www.census.gov>.
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During the Cuban Missile Crisis President Kennedy stood strong the present POTUS has finally put us in a real mess. No longer is Russia afraid of our country. Does anyone else out there think we are as close to war now as we were back then? Believe me, the situation was serious, I recall my boss was called back to active US Air Force pilot.