Railroads gave us faster and more convenient transportation as they simultaneously signaled the death knell of many species of migratory animals as well as served up noise and air pollution.
This was the death knell to the idea that the leaders of the Confederacy and their white supporters might be permitted to share in the establishment of the new order.
That is unwelcome, given that America probably needs closer to $12trn of investment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050; but it would hardly sound the death knell for America's green industries.
Even years later, the media commented on " Steamboat Willie, " saying it " sounded the death knell for silent films." Not only that, Disney Company finally stepped up to another level.
By no means was this a death knell for the federal spoils system; the new law applied to only a limited number of positions in Washington and did not extend to any employees outside the capital.