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Profile America: Up Came A Bubbling Crude. Oil That Is.

Profile America: Up Came A Bubbling Crude. Oil That Is.

Sunday, August 27 — The U.S. petroleum industry got its start on this date in 1859. That’s when blacksmith William Smith saw a dark film floating on the surface of the water in a hole he was boring near Titusville, Pennsylvania. […]

by · August 27, 2017 · History, Profile America
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National Police Week

This week, we honor those public servants we too often take for granted, if not regarding them with wariness. But we owe much their service, especially the peace and safety of our neighborhoods and roads. It’s National Police Week, signed […]

by · May 18, 2017 · Law, Police Affairs

Profile America: First Refinery

America’s first commercial oil refinery was put in operation this month in 1860.

by · June 28, 2016 · Profile America