The Ashtabula Bridge disaster of December 1876 brought about change for not only the town, but also in railroad procedures and legislative duty. The worst train accident in the United States in the 19th century deserves to be remembered.
Solenopsis invicta, the “Red Imported Fire Ant”, native to South America, has proven a tenacious and destructive pest in the United States, costing Americans billions of dollars every year. That is why, in the late 1950s, the United States embarked on an all out war against the six-legged menace.