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Who Started The Corn Laws

With the advent of peace when the Napoleonic Wars ended in 1815, corn prices decreased, and the Tory government of Lord Liverpool passed the 1815 Corn Law (officially An Act to amend the Laws now in force for regulating the Importation of Corn, or the Importation Act 1815, 55 Geo.… 

Who Started General Foods

The Philip Morris Companies, the nation’s biggest cigarette maker, has agreed to buy the General Foods Corporation, one of the country’s biggest food producers, the two companies announced yesterday. Does the Post family still own General Foods? General Foods Corporation, former American manufacturer of packaged grocery and meat products. Since… 

Who Started The Peace Corps

One of the signature achievements of President John F. Kennedy was creating the Peace Corps, a new agency and a new opportunity for Americans to serve their country and their world. Why was the Peace Corps really created? The Peace Corps had been created by Executive Order earlier in the…