For which of the following are Elias Howe and Isaac Singer known?
A. The development of the ready made clothing industry.
B. The drilling of the first commercially successful oil well in the United States.
C. The building of the first skyscraper——the Home Insurance Building in Chicago.
D. The creation of the first device to record sound and play it back.
Ans: A. The development of the ready made clothing industry.
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