The Skinny on Compression Shorts. by Berkeley Wellness | January 01, 2013. Print. Browse through a sporting-goods store or website, or simply look around a gym or health club, and youâre likely to see the thick, stretchy shorts and tights (and sometimes tops) known as compression garments.
The transcontinental railroad was also called the Pacific Railroad and the Overland Route. The total length of the First Transcontinental Railroad was 1,776 miles. The Central Pacific Railroad was controlled by four men called the Big Four.
A worker on the Underground Railroad, Tubman made 13 trips to the South, helping to free over 70 people. She led people to the northern free states and Canada. This helped Harriet Tubman gain the name Moses of Her People.