Second Industrial Revolution Crossword

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  1. 1. These brothers achieved the first successful airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.
  2. 4. What day of the week will the Presidential Election be held?
  3. 6. Bulb Thomas Edison perfected this invention, which allowed for homes and businesses to have reliable lighting at night.
  4. 7. J.D. Vance — who is running as the Vice President for Donald Trump — is currently a Senator from this state.
  5. 11. Mr. Lombardo just finished the third season of The Wire, an HBO series that takes place in this city.
  6. 14. Henry Bessemer created a process for mass-producing high-quality steel.
  7. 15. The Home Insurance Building in Chicago, Illinois, is considered the world’s first modern skyscraper and was completed in 1885.
  8. 16. (Last Name) According to legend, when this inventor saw a false news story about himself titled “The Merchant of Death is Dead!”, he created a prize to change his legacy.
  9. 18. Gin This invention made it easier to remove seeds from cotton, making cotton more profitable and increasing the demand for enslaved labor.
  10. 20. Invented by Alexander Graham Bell and patented in 1876, it allowed for easier communication over long distances.
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  1. 2. Bands from the 1990s like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden were a part of this genre.
  2. 3. Last name of the man who invented the first radio and wireless telegraph.
  3. 5. He received 1,093 U.S. patents, but historians have criticized him for often taking credit for the work of others.
  4. 8. Tim Walz — who is running as the Vice President for Kamala Harris — is currently the Governor of this state.
  5. 9. Named for Louis Daguerre, this was one of the first widely available forms of photography.
  6. 10. Samuel Morse developed his own version of this invention and created a system of short and long electrical pulses to communicate over long distances.
  7. 12. Last name of the man who pioneered Alternating Current electricity.
  8. 13. The Phoenixville Iron Company was a large producer of cannons during the Civil War.
  9. 17. The Electoral College is the system by which the United States selects the President.
  10. 19. Before it closed in 2003, the Bethlehem Steel Corporation was one of the largest industrial producers not just in Pennsylvania, but the entire world.