Early universal joints were produced at Spicer Manufacturing at the beginning of the automobile age; condensers for the growing radio industry were developed and manufactured at the Cornell-Dublier plant in the 1930's; and Harris Structural Steel was one of the largest World War II steel producers.
In truth, the very generation that was borne out of the largest world war has become part of the problem, not the solution.
Travelers will visit Winchester, Stonehenge, Bath, Stratford upon Avon and Oxford, before attending the Duxford air show, the largest World War II aircraft show in England.
The GI Bill reflected how, by and large, World War II veterans received a heroes' welcome, supported tangibly with state resources.
Not counting the current surplus in the Social Security fund, the deficit would be 5.7percentt of the total economy, the largest since World War II except for 1983, when there was no Social Security surplus.
While polls showed voters largely blaming Republicans, the same party won control of the Senate, taking Democratic seats in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia, and increased its majority in the House to the largest since World War II.
The world community cannot just brush aside the humanitarian disaster, one of the largest since World War II.
Last year's $1.4 trillion deficit was nearly 10 percent of gross domestic product, making it the largest since World War II measured against the size of the economy.
The main urgency for both parties seems to be about pinning blame on the other, before November's elections, for deficits now averaging $1 trillion a year, the largest since World War II relative to the size of the economy.
The movement of displaced people, the largest since World War II, has plunged Europe into crisis over how to handle its border controls.
Net borrowing, which will rise to about €86 billion this year, or about €48 billion more than in 2009, is the largest since World War II, according to the Finance Ministry.
