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.
With all the danger, there was little chance of success. But if he did make it ... freedom. The word was too much for many slaves even to contemplate, much less attempt. But according to at least one estimate, during the 1800s, more than 100,000 slaves would take their chances to start a new life. The Underground Railroad was their ticket to freedom [source: Freedom Center].