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  2. Free Shipping Day - Wikipedia

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    Free Shipping Day is a one-day event held annually in mid-December. On the promotional holiday, consumers can shop from both large and small online merchants that offer free shipping with guaranteed delivery by Christmas Eve.

  3. Embargo Act of 1807 - Wikipedia

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    The shipping embargo was a cumulative addition to the Non-importation Act of 1806 (2 Stat. 379), which was a "Prohibition of the Importation of certain Goods and Merchandise from the Kingdom of Great Britain," the prohibited imported goods being defined where their chief value, which consists of leather, silk, hemp or flax, tin or brass, wool ...

  4. Today is Free Shipping Day — also known as every ... - AOL

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    We rounded up the best deals from popular retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Zappos and more, so you can get the most out of Free Shipping Day. Amazon Score free shipping at Amazon.

  5. 1923 San Pedro maritime strike - Wikipedia

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    The 1923 San Pedro Maritime strike was the biggest challenge to the dominance of the open shop philosophy that controlled Los Angeles until the 1930s. It was defeated without too much of a struggle because of the strength the shop owners, use of the Los Angeles Police Department, KKK, and others as enforcers to try and break the strike.

  6. Free Shipping Day Is Today: The 10 Best Deals You'll ... - AOL

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    Hundreds of retailers are offering some sort of free shipping on Dec. 17 -- the last day retailers will guarantee

  7. Your 'Free Shipping Day' Cheat Sheet - AOL

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  8. Tariff of 1789 - Wikipedia

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    Tariff of 1789. The Tariff Act of 1789 was the first major piece of legislation passed in the United States after the ratification of the United States Constitution. It had two purposes: to protect manufacturing industries developing in the nation and to raise revenue for the federal government. It was sponsored by Congressman James Madison ...

  9. Merchants and Manufacturers Building - Wikipedia

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    September 17, 1980. Designated RTHL. 1984. The One Main Building, formerly the Merchants and Manufacturers Building (commonly referred to as the M&M Building ), is a building on the campus of the University of Houston–Downtown. The building is recognized as part of the National Register of Historic Places, is a Recorded Texas Historic ...

  10. Thos. W. Ward - Wikipedia

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    Thos. W. Ward Ltd was a Sheffield, Yorkshire, steel, engineering and cement business, which began as coal and coke merchants. It expanded into recycling metal for Sheffield's steel industry, and then the supply and manufacture of machinery. In 1894, as part of the scrap metal operation, Ward began to set up substantial shipbreaking yards in ...

  11. Golden Age of Flanders - Wikipedia

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    The Golden Age of Flanders, or Flemish Golden Age, is a term that has been used to describe the flourishing of cultural and economic activities of the Low Countries around the 16th century. [1] [2] [3] The term Flanders in the 16th century referred to the entire Habsburg Netherlands within the Burgundian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire.